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However, this act was "opportunistic, capitalizing on its victory in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95), and cannot be considered a legitimate act of sovereignty", Murata said. Okinawa Prefecture, ...

The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.

Among the Flying Tigers was Zhang Fengqi, believed to be the only woman to join the group and later lived in Shanghai, ...

A 1942 kamishibai warned against the danger of spreading rumors about the war, while also propagating disinformation that the Japanese army’s invasion of Asia was still well-supplied.

Although the war was close, income was steady, and we always knew where the next meal was coming from. But when Japanese troops landed on Hong Kong Island, I fled in fear, boarding one of the many ...