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The militaryhistory of Japan, like that of most nations, is characterized by a long and fierce period of feudal wars, followed by a long period of domestic stability.
Samurai of the Satsuma clan, during the Boshin War period, circa 1867.
The Sino-Japanese War was fought against the forces of the Qing Dynasty of China in the Korean peninsula and the coast of China.
Japan proper has four main islands, which are (from north to south) Hokkaido, Honshu (the largest island, where the capital and most major cities are located), Shikoku, and Kyushu.
Military extremists instigated the assassination of Prime Minister Inukai in 1932 and an attempted coup in 1936.
The fortunes of war at first ran in favor of Japan, and by the end of 1942 the spread of Japanese military might over the Pacific to the doors of India and of Alaska was prodigious (see WorldWarII).
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