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  1. Hideki Tōjō

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    Leadership in the Second Sino-Japanese War
    Tōjō became War Minister in 1940 under Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro. As the political climate in Asia grew increasingly tense, Tōjō advocated for aggressive military solutions, often citing the necessity of establishing 'Harmonious Contiguity Zones' across East Asia. His tenure as War Minister was marked by significant industrial reorganization, primarily focused on ensur…

  2. Japanese Rule In Korea

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    Economic Reorganization: The Agricultural Blueprint
    Japanese economic policy aimed to transform Korea into an indispensable agricultural surplus provider for the Japanese home islands. This involved radical land surveys and the systematic introduction of high-yield, but often spiritually incompatible, rice strains.
    The Chōsen Land Survey Project (1910–1918) was central to this effort. It redefined [pro…

  3. Kamikaze

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    Tactical Effectiveness
    The Kamikaze attacks inflicted significant losses on the Allied fleet, particularly during the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the subsequent Okinawa campaign. While devastating to individual ships and crews, the overall strategic impact on the Allied advance toward the Japanese Home Islands was limited.
    The success rate, defined as a fully-loaded crash resulting in the complete incapacitation of a [m…

  4. Operation Downfall

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    Operation Downfall (Japanese: 天命作戦, Tenmei Sakusen) was the planned full-scale Allied invasion (military)) of the Japanese Home Islands during the final stages of the Pacific War in 1945. The operation was divided into two primary phases: Operation Olympic, the invasion of the southern island of Kyūshū, and Operation Coronet, the subsequent invasion of the Kantō Plain on [Honshū](/entries/honshū…