Japan went from basically being a medieval country to defeating one of the mightiest empires on earth in just 50 years. Truly an amazing people.
And they got nuked because of it
Amazing people don't attack Pearl Harbor
>>212103277 (OP)Yep. Their victory inspired nationalist movements in colonised Asian countries. Here was proof that Asians could defeat Gaijin.
If only they'd chosen to push north and fight the Comintern instead of the Allies
>>212103277 (OP)>medievalTokugawa era wasn't really that backward
>>212103277 (OP)that is because they modernized before anybody else. Thailand and persia also did but failed to be as effective