They were fighting over China itself. Japan invaded China with the intent of conquering it; China was trying to force the Japanese out. As their war merged into the greater conflict of WWII, China generally acted in conjunction with the Allied Powers.
Japan never conquered China. While they successfully conquered Manchukuo (Manchuria) and several other Chinese regions, Japan was never able to completely subdue and establish control over China.
Let get the facts straight. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are both cities of Japan not China. Japan did attack China but the United States attacked Japan dropping atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 1945.
Japan had fought very hard, they had taken over China and other small countries around them, but soon after that Australia got involved as well as America. The Australians won the battle on the Kokoda Trail and America ended Japan's rein by dropping 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Japan began its invasion of China in 1931. The Japanese military had their way over the armed forces of China, and occupied parts of China important to their war aims.
Japan never took china over
The Qing Dynasty of China and the Meiji of Japan fought over the possession Korea. After less than one year of fighting and consistent and decisive Japanese victories, the first Sino-Japanese war ended with Chinaâ??s acknowledged loss and surrender.
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japan felt that they needed more land from china after ww1. japan felt that they needed more land from china after ww1.
Harvan Fine China has been producing beautiful pieces in Japan for over 100 years.
Japan did not originally have many natural resources, China had many such as farm's and mines. So when they took over China they gained all of China's recourses
By the end of 1937, Japan had over 700,00 troops in China. Some sources, which have been disputed, claim that by the end of 1938, Japan had well over one million troops in China.
Harvan Fine China has been producing beautiful pieces in Japan for over 100 years.
most are made in japan or china. but there are made all over the world
The Kuril Islands.
Manchuria, which is in northern China
Korea