SS Yawata Maru — The SS Yawata Maru was an 18,000 ton ocean liner on the trans Pacific run, sailing from Tokyo to Seattle and down to San Francisco. Her sister ships were the SS Nitta Maru and the SS Kasuga Maru . The Yawata Maru was the only one of the trio that … Wikipedia
Twentieth Air Force — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Twentieth Air Force caption= Twentieth Air Force emblem dates= 20 June 1941 country= United States of America allegiance= branch= United States Air Force type= role= size= command structure=Air Force Space Command … Wikipedia
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Timeline for aircraft carrier service — Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I. Based on the first faltering steps made during that war, no one then could have imagined how important the aircraft carrier was to prove to be. Japan, the United Kingdom and the … Wikipedia
Boeing B-29 Superfortress — This article is about the WWII heavy bomber. For other meanings, see B29 (disambiguation). B 29 Superfortress A USAAF B 29 Superfortress … Wikipedia
Precision bombing — is the desired skill of being able to bomb single buildings in a built up area, without causing any damage to the surrounding buildings, or the ability to place a bomb by air to within extremely accurate limits. Precision bombing was used by both … Wikipedia
Shionada-shuku — HistoryShionada shuku is located on the eastern bank of the Shinano River, just across from Yawata shuku. Both Shionada shuku and Yawata shuku were first developed under the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara, and then were… … Wikipedia
List of Japanese campaigns of the Second Sino-Japanese War — This is a list of the campaigns and military conflicts of the Japanese during the Second Sino Japanese War. It is not comprehensive.Prior operations and events*Shantung Incident (1927 ndash;1928) *Mukden Incident (July 1931) *Harbin Incident… … Wikipedia
