Japan defeated Russia (Tsarist Russia) during the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905.
Although Nazi Germany considered the Soviet Union (Russia) to be an Asian country, most Western nations today consider the former USSR (Russia) to be a European (Western) nation, even though the former USSR encompasses most of the continent of Eurasia.
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Russia, in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905
Japan defeated Russia in 1905 in the Russo-Japanese War.
The Russo-Japanese War, fought in 1905-06, in which Japan defeated Russia.
Russia, in the Battle of the Tsushima Straits, in 1905.
In response to Japan's attack on Port Arthur, Manchuria, Russia went to war with Japan in 1904-1905. This war was known as the Russo-Japanese War.
Yes. The Russians sent a fleet of battleships halfway round the world, only to lose badly to the Japanese Navy in the Battle of Tsushima (May, 1905).
Japan kicked the snot out of those Ruskies in 1905.
Japan defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. The Imperial Japanese Navy was successful, and the world was shocked because it was the first time that an Asian nation had defeated a European nation. One of the most famous Japanese ships that participated in the Russo-Japanese War was the battleship Mikasa, which is preserved today and is permanently docked in Yokosuka, Japan. A famous Russian warship that participated in the Russo-Japanese War was the cruiser Aurora, which is also preserved today in St. Petersburg, Russia. She is still commissioned and is the oldest commissioned ship in the Russian Navy.
Japan defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. The Imperial Japanese Navy was successful, and the world was shocked because it was the first time that an Asian nation had defeated a European nation. One of the most famous Japanese ships that participated in the Russo-Japanese War was the battleship Mikasa, which is preserved today and is permanently docked in Yokosuka, Japan. A famous Russian warship that participated in the Russo-Japanese War was the cruiser Aurora, which is also preserved today in St. Petersburg, Russia. She is still commissioned and is the oldest commissioned ship in the Russian Navy.
Japan defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. The Imperial Japanese Navy was successful, and the world was shocked because it was the first time that an Asian nation had defeated a European nation. One of the most famous Japanese ships that participated in the Russo-Japanese War was the battleship Mikasa, which is preserved today and is permanently docked in Yokosuka, Japan. A famous Russian warship that participated in the Russo-Japanese War was the cruiser Aurora, which is also preserved today in St. Petersburg, Russia. She is still commissioned and is the oldest commissioned ship in the Russian Navy.
It was considered as the first great war of the 20th century and It transferred the power to east asia