Japan invaded as many as 15 countries in World War II, including: Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Burma, Brunei Darussalam, Portuguese Timor, New Guinea, Nauru, the United States (Pearl Harbor, **Wake Island, Attu Island, Kiska Island, etc.), China (mainland and Hong Kong), and the Soviet Union.
According to the timeline, they are China: from September 1931, Japan launched a war of aggression against China and carried out extensive aggression and brutality against China until the end of 1945.
Laos: September 1940. Cambodia: August 1941. Thailand: December 1941. Philippines: January 1942. Malaysia: January 1942. Java: February 1942. Indonesia: March 1942. Singapore: March 1942. India: March 1942. Brunei: March 1942. Nauru: August 1942. Portuguese Timor: September 1942. United States (Pearl Harbor): December 1941.
The Soviet Union, which took place between March and May 1945, was known as the "Battle of Nomenkan", in which the Soviet Union suffered relatively large losses, with a number of 7There are about 50,000 people, while the number of ** people on the Japanese side is less than 20,000.
The battle had a profound impact on the history and destiny of both countries. In addition, in August 1945, the Soviet Union officially joined the Potsdam Proclamation and declared war on Japan.
Subsequently, the Soviet army launched a general attack on the Japanese Kwantung Army, and in three weeks, occupied northeastern China, northern Korea, Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands, killing and wounding more than 680,000 Japanese soldiers. The war hastened Japan's surrender and played a decisive role in the demise of Japanese imperialism.