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Politics of the Second Sino-Japanese War

  • Hokushin-ronField Marshal Prince Yamagata Aritomo traced the lines of a defensive strategy against Russia in February 1907. This Imperial National Defence guideline…
  • ManchukuoThe Mukden Incident of the 18th of September 1931, marked the beginning of a calculated military operation that would reshape Northeast Asia.
  • Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity SphereIn the autumn of 1872, United States minister to Japan Charles DeLong explained to U.S. General Charles LeGendre that he had been urging the Government of…
  • Hakkō ichiuTanaka Chigaku coined the phrase Hakkō ichiu in the early 20th century. He drew from a statement attributed to Emperor Jimmu in the Nihon Shoki chronicle.
  • Second United FrontIn late 1935, Chiang Kai-shek initiated secret negotiations with the Soviet Union to secure material aid for a potential war against Japan.