greatwar-1914:Japanese sailors fence on-board a battleship, c. 1915. After driving the Germans out o
greatwar-1914:Japanese sailors fence on-board a battleship, c. 1915. After driving the Germans out of their colonies in China and the Pacific, Japan’s direct battlefield participation in the First World War waned, but the Imperial Japanese Navy played an invaluable role in defending Entente sea-lanes and transports in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, while also focusing on gaining concessions in China and the Russian Far East. -- source link