📅 7 July 1937
A clash near Beijing escalated into full-scale war between China and Japan. Chinese resistance tied the national struggle to the wider anti-fascist war, while Japanese occupation brought mass...
📅 13 December 1937
Japanese troops captured Nanjing, followed by mass killing, sexual violence, and looting. The massacre remains central to Chinese public memory of imperial aggression and wartime suffering. Historical...
📅 20 August 1938
Fighting followed a border dispute near Korea and Manchuria. The conflict exposed the danger of war in Northeast Asia and drew attention to the strategic importance of borderland communities.
