Mastodawn

Historians generally exclude the 1931 #InvasionOfChina from the sequence of #WWII events, and should not. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1932, the #EmpireOfJapan created a puppet kingdom of #Manchukuo/#Manzhouguo in #Manchuria, nominally ruled by the deposed former #Qing emperor #Puyi.

Adriano Maini Nov 28

Il fascismo giapponese e l’invasione del sudest asiatico https://collasgarba.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/il-fascismo-giapponese-e-linvasione-del-sudest-asiatico/ #1938, #1939, #1941, #1942, #1943, #1944, #1945, #Birmania, #Cina, #Coloniali, #Contadini, #EnricoLobina, #Fascismo, #Francia, #FrancoGatti, #Giappone, #GranBretagna, #Guerra, #Imperialismo, #Indocina, #Manchukuo, #Neutralità, #Patto, #Soldati, #StatiUniti, #Truppe, #UnioneSovietica

Justin Hebert

Nov 6

The War at Home
Season 15, Episode 12: The War at Home

An official photograph of Puyi during his time as Emperor of Manchukuo. Source: Public Domain

A photograph of Emperor Puyi (far right) in Japan during an official visit. Although he was nominally the sovereign of Manchukuo, he was still expected to obey orders
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2025/11/06/the-war-at-home/
#EarlyShowa #Season15 #Fumimaro #GeneralMobilizationLaw #History #Japan #Kishi #Konoe #Manchukuo #Nobusuke #Showa

Justin Hebert

Oct 16

The Great Withdrawal
Following its investigation into the Mukden Incident and subsequent Japanese occupation of northeast China, the League of Nations demands that Japan withdraw its troops and return the territory they've seized. Japan responds by withdrawing from the League of Nations.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2025/10/16/the-great-withdrawal/
#EarlyShowa #Season15 #China #History #Japan #LeagueOfNations #Manchukuo #Manchuria #MukdenIncident #Showa #Withdrawal

Justin Hebert

Oct 9

The Making of Manchukuo
Three years after the assassination of Zhang Zuolin and attempted framing of the KMT, a group of higher-ranking officers within the Kwantung Army staged another false flag attack, which resulted in their conquest of northeast China and the establishment of the p
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2025/10/09/the-making-of-manchukuo/
#EarlyShowa #Season15 #China #History #Incident #Invasion #Japan #LeagueOfNations #Manchukuo #Manchuria #Mukden #PuppetState #Shenyang #Showa

kriykat Apr 23, 2025

Jeffrey Sachs: Close the US Military Bases in Asia
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/04/22/jeffrey-sachs-close-the-us-military-bases-in-asia/
Trump is looking for ways to save money — an excellent idea given that the U.S. federal budget is hemorrhaging $2 trillion a year. Here’s where to start. By Jeffrey D. Sachs Other News President Donald Trump is again loudly…
#Politics #Asia #China #Commentary #Economy #Japan #Militarism #Nato #NorthKorea #Russia #SouthKorea #Taiwan #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #DouglasMacarthur #JeffreyD.Sachs #Manchukuo #Manchuria #PresidentDonaldTrump

Jeffrey Sachs: Close the US Military Bases in Asia

Trump is looking for ways to save money — an excellent idea given that the U.S. federal budget is hemorrhaging $2 trillion a year. Here's where to start. By Jeffrey D. Sachs Other News President Donald Trump is again loudly complaining that the U.S. military bases in Asia are too costly

Consortium News