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
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	—
Original Language	English
Production Countries	—
Production Companies	PBS
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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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