10 factors that changed the nation forever
- Written by Simon Avenell, Professor in Modern Japanese History, Australian National University
Aleksander Pasaric/PexelsThis year marks 80 years since Japan’s catastrophic defeat in the Asia-Pacific War. In 1945, the country lay in ruins. Millions had died in battle or in the devastating Allied bombings of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and other cities. Across Asia and the Pacific, Japan’s bid to create a Greater East Asia...
