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Japan in World War II
![Admiral Yamamoto’s Practice for Pearl Harbor: Truth and Fiction Admiral Yamamoto’s Practice for Pearl Harbor: Truth and Fiction](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-31-211314.jpeg)
Admiral Yamamoto’s Practice for Pearl Harbor: Truth and Fiction
By Ronald Drabkin
Ahead of the surprise attack, Japanese pilots openly practiced torpedo bombing above a major Japanese city. How did it go unnoticed?
![Japanese Fighter Jets Visit Philippines for First Time Since 1945 Japanese Fighter Jets Visit Philippines for First Time Since 1945](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-07-02-3.jpg)
Japanese Fighter Jets Visit Philippines for First Time Since 1945
By Sebastian Strangio
The two F-15s took part in a two-week exchange between the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and the Philippine Air Force.
![Japan’s Tangled Territorial Dispute With Russia Japan’s Tangled Territorial Dispute With Russia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-26-174052.jpg)
Japan’s Tangled Territorial Dispute With Russia
By Cristian Martini Grimaldi
In northernmost Hokkaido, residents can easily see Russian-held islands that once belonged to Japan. Some still hold out hope for the islands’ return.
![What Does Finance Have to Do With War? What Does Finance Have to Do With War?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-30-12.jpg)
What Does Finance Have to Do With War?
By Robert Farley
Examining how Japan financed its 20th century wars provides context for understanding the relationship between finance and international conflict.
![75 Years Later, 1 Million Japanese War Dead Still Missing 75 Years Later, 1 Million Japanese War Dead Still Missing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-japan-1184122_1280.jpg)
75 Years Later, 1 Million Japanese War Dead Still Missing
By Associated Press
The missing Japanese make up about half of the 2.4 million soldiers who died overseas during Japan's military rampage across Asia.
![Going to ‘War’ Against Coronavirus Going to ‘War’ Against Coronavirus](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-25-2.jpg)
Going to ‘War’ Against Coronavirus
By Paul Kreitman
Lessons in home front mobilization from war-time East Asia.
![One South Korean Province Wants to Tag Japanese Firms as ‘War Criminals’ One South Korean Province Wants to Tag Japanese Firms as ‘War Criminals’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_276371334545.jpg)
One South Korean Province Wants to Tag Japanese Firms as ‘War Criminals’
By Tae-jun Kang
The move is short-sighted, given the importance of the Japan-South Korea relationship.
![Why the 'Comfort Women' Issue Still Matters, 70 Years Later Why the 'Comfort Women' Issue Still Matters, 70 Years Later](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-05_17-45-17.jpg)
Why the 'Comfort Women' Issue Still Matters, 70 Years Later
By Hiroka Shoji
The refusal to adequately address past atrocities permeates how women are viewed in Japanese society today.
![Tokyo and the Night of the Firewind Tokyo and the Night of the Firewind](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-24_13-08-29.jpg)
Tokyo and the Night of the Firewind
By Senan Fox
The night of March 9-10, 1945 brought unimaginable destruction on the Japanese capital.
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