Before they were allies in World War II, Germany and Japan were enemies.
In the opening months of World War I, Japan entered the war not as a future Axis partner, but as an ally of Britain—and swiftly turned its attention toward German colonial possessions in the Pacific and China. What followed was a brief but consequential conflict that saw Japan seize German territory, expand its regional influence, and lay the groundwork for tensions that would echo through the 20th century.
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