Asia-Pacific War - Asia Pacific War

Japanese: アジア・太平洋戦争 - あじあたいへいようせんそう
Asia-Pacific War - Asia Pacific War


[Battle Situation]

[Causes of the War]
The Pacific War, along with the Manchurian Incident and the Second Sino-Japanese War, is collectively referred to as the Fifteen Year War, and was the third stage of the Fifteen Year War and an important component of World War II. In recent years, the term "Asia-Pacific War" has also been proposed, given the nature of the war. Both the Manchurian Incident and the Second Sino-Japanese War were wars of aggression by Japan against China, but contrary to the military's expectation of a quick end to the Second Sino-Japanese War, strong resistance from the Chinese side based on an anti-Japanese national united front led to a protracted and bogged-down conflict.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Asia-Pacific War is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【戦況】

[戦争の原因]
 太平洋戦争は満州事変および日中戦争とともに十五年戦争と総称され,十五年戦争の第3段階にあたり,かつ第2次世界大戦の重要な構成要素をなす戦争である。近年は,戦争の実質からして〈アジア・太平洋戦争〉という呼称も提唱されている。満州事変と日中戦争は,ともに日本の中国に対する侵略戦争であったが,日中戦争は軍部の短期終結の予想に反し,抗日民族統一戦線を基礎とする中国側の強力な抵抗により泥沼の長期戦となった。…

※「アジア・太平洋戦争」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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