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The Fascist Era: Imperial Japan and the Axis Alliance in Historical Perspective
Prepared for the Association for Asian Studies Conference Washington, D. C. April 4-7, 2002 THE FASCIST ERA: HISTORIOGRAPHICAL CONUNDRUMS When Imperial Japan finally capitulated on September 2, 1945, it marked the end of both a war and an era. The Allies’ victory in the Pacific terminated the 20th Century’s bloodiest conflict and it also signaled…