Inside Japan's War

Name: Inside Japan's War
Released: 2022-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Cathi Ogden

TV Show · Documentary · History

Explore the Japanese perspective of WWII: its motives, strategy, and life on the home front during the years of victory and utter devastation.

2022 · 52m

EPISODE 1

Rising Sun

After briefly setting the scene, Episode One delves into the early years of Emperor Hirohito’s reign.
EPISODE 2

For the Sake of the Country

Episode Two explores the military’s tightening control over Japanese society, the disbanding of labour unions
EPISODE 3

The Sun That Shines

Japan seized more than 2,500,000 km² of land in Southeast Asia and almost the entire western half of the...
EPISODE 4

An Extraordinary Measure

On the day that Nagasaki was bombed, the Trans Baikal and 2nd Far East Fronts of the Red Army invaded...