Inside Japan's War

Inside Japan's War

The series features the Japanese perspective: Why did Japan fight WWII? What was the Japanese strategy? What was the Japanese objective? What was it like to live in Japan during the years of victory - and the years of complete devastation?

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Status

Returning Series

Original Name

Inside Japan's War

First Air Date

August 8, 2022

Last Air Date

August 11, 2022

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Language

—

Production Companies

PBS

Networks

S01E04

An Extraordinary Measure

U.S bombing pounds the Japanese home islands. Slave labour and sex slavery are evident. In August 1945, atomic bombs fall on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Calls for surrender are resisted and as agreed at Potsdam, the Red Army invades Manchuria. For the first time the Japanese hear the voice of their Emperor in a broadcast telling them to "bear the unbearable". Finally, General MacArthur accepts Japan's surrender on behalf of the Allied Powers. Japan begins the slow journey to miraculous recovery.

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