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Operation Downfall - The 2-phase invasion of Japan that would have needed 2.5M troops

In 1945, US planners prepared Operation Downfall, a two-stage invasion of Japan led by General Douglas MacArthur. Operation Olympic targeted Kyushu in November 1945, followed by Operation Coronet ...
Dark Seas Official on MSN

Badung Strait - ABDA’s 3-wave night battle that helped collapse Java

Japan’s move on Bali forced ABDA into a rushed, multi-wave attack with cruisers, destroyers, and torpedo boats arriving piecemeal. Torpedoes missed, formations scattered, ships were hit and crippled, ...

Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Monday

President Trump said he might postpone a trip to China to focus on the war. More than a million people have been displaced in ...
BBC

The Japanese invasion of Malaya

On 8 December 1941, Japanese troops landed in northern Malaya marking the start of the second world war in the Pacific. Invasion forces moved quickly down the British colony – which is now called ...
毎日新聞

Japan renews vow to support Ukraine on 4th anniv. of Russian invasion

Floodlights shine over the graves of fallen soldiers as people lit candles on the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, in Lviv, Ukraine, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys) ...
The Straits Times

Japanese-style bus driver training in Java: Japan turns to Indonesians amid worker shortage

KARANGANYAR, Indonesia – With Japan’s bus industry facing a serious shortage of workers, hopes are high for Indonesian bus drivers who have obtained a “specified skilled worker” visa. At a ...
The Independent

Japan could not ignore a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, says prime minister

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said Tokyo would not shy away from a conflict with China over Taiwan, outlining how the country could respond to such a crisis. Ms Takaichi appeared to walk back ...