So did the size of Japan’s military: During the six years between the invasion of Manchuria and the beginning of Sino-Japanese total war in 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army was increased from ...

FOUR recent deliberate moves by Japan have aroused suspicion and resentment in many parts of the world. By invading Manchuria and establishing the state of Manchukuo, Japan in 1931 issued a challenge ...

The incident occurred around the anniversary of Japan's 1931 invasion of Manchuria, now northeast China. A 10-year-old Japanese student who was stabbed near his school in southern China has died, ...

Three weeks ago U. S. Secretary of State Stimson addressed the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, referring to his efforts in January 1932 to stop the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

ABOARD SPECIAL TRAIN EN ROUTE TO MUKDEN, Manchuria, Sept. 20, 1931 (UP) ... The Manchurian troops had been ordered by Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang not to resist the Japanese invasion.

The 1931 Mukden Incident, also known as “918”, was the beginning of the invasion of Manchuria which ignited the long-standing conflict between the two countries.

By yielding to these contrary impulses between 1931 and 1941, Japan in effect surrounded itself with enemies of its own ...

Bandits, Japanese invaders, and Communists all threatened her life. Her dedication never wavered. In 1923, 26-year-old Mamie Johnston (韩悦恩, Han Yue-en) was sent by the Presbyterian Church in ...

Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 “because China was becoming united” under the Nationalist government led by Chiang Kai-shek, says the American Historical Association.

For decades, survivors of a sacrifice made to protect their community from invading soldiers have been shamed into silence – until now.

In 1931, Japan seized Manchuria, a resource-rich region in Northeast Asia, ... Some historians claim that World War II started with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.