Was japan in ww2?

Japan during World War II. The Empire of Japan entered World War II by attacking Pearl Harbor in December 1941. read more

Japan sent troops to occupy French Indochina that same month, and the United States responded with economic sanctions, including an embargo on oil and steel. A little over a year later, Hirohito consented to the decision of his government to battle the Americans. read more

The Empire of Japan aimed to dominate Asia and the Pacific and was already at war with the Republic of China in 1937, but the world war is generally said to have begun on 1 September 1939, the day of the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and the United Kingdom. read more

In World War I, Japan entered on the side of the Allied Powers and picked off Germany's colonial empire in the Pacific Ocean. This was probably the high-water mark of Japan's acceptance by the Western powers prior to 1945. read more