The Russo-Japanese War Hostile_encounter ( ; ; `` Japanese-Russian War '' ) was fought Hostile_encounter during 1904–1905 between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea .

The major theatres of operations were the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden in Southern Manchuria and the seas around Korea , Japan and the Yellow Sea .

Seeing Russia as a rival , Japan offered Self_motion to recognize Ratification Russian dominance in Manchuria in exchange Exchange for recognition Judgment_communication of Korea as being within the Japanese sphere of influence .

The Japanese military transferred Military_operation the bulk of their troops from the Japanese homeland and Manchuria as part of Operation `` Ichi-Go '' or `` Tairiku Datsu Sakusen '' which roughly translates as 'Operation to Break Destroying through the Continent ' .

This was an attempt to establish Achieve a land and rail corridor from the Japanese occupied territories of Manchuria , Northern and Central China and Korea and those in South East Asia .

The planned Arranging operation Military_operation was canceled Change_event_time when Japan surrendered Surrendering following the atomic bombings Attack of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , the Soviet declaration of war Hostile_encounter and the invasion Attack of Manchuria .

The Second Sino-Japanese War between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China had been in progress Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale since 7 July 1937 , with hostilities dating back as far as 19 September 1931 with the Japanese invasion Attack of Manchuria .

The war culminated Process_end in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , and other large aerial bomb attacks Attack by the Allies , accompanied GetReady by the Soviet Union 's declaration Expressing_publicly of war and invasion Attack of Manchuria and other territories on 9 August 1945 , resulting in Causation the Japanese announcement Expressing_publicly of intent to surrender Surrendering on 15 August 1945 .

The Mukden Incident , or Manchurian Incident , was an event staged by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the Japanese invasion in 1931 of northeastern China , known as Manchuria .

On 18 September 1931 , Lt. Suemori Kawamoto of the Independent Garrison Unit ( 独立守備隊 ) detonated Terrorism a small quantity of dynamite close to a railway line owned by Japan 's South Manchuria Railway near Mukden ( now Shenyang ) .

The Imperial Japanese Army accused Judgment_communication Chinese dissidents of the act and responded Response with a full invasion Attack that led to Causation the occupation of Manchuria , in which Japan established Creating its puppet state of Manchukuo six months later .

The Russian invasion of Manchuria occurred Presence in the aftermath of the First Sino-Japanese War ( 1894–1895 ) when concerns regarding China 's defeat Conquering by the Japanese and the latter 's occupation of Manchuria caused Causation the Russians to speed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale up their long held Defending designs for imperial expansion Expansion across Eurasia .

The Russian invasion of Manchuria occurred Presence in the aftermath of the First Sino-Japanese War ( 1894–1895 ) when concerns regarding China 's defeat Conquering by the Japanese and the latter 's occupation of Manchuria caused Causation the Russians to speed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale up their long held Defending designs for imperial expansion Expansion across Eurasia .

With the building of the South Manchuria Railway , Mukden ( now known as Shenyang ) became Becoming a Russian stronghold , which occupied Control it after the Boxer Rebellion .

These forces operated Being_in_operation separately from those involved Cause_to_be_included in the invasion Attack of Manchuria , with the entire operation Military_operation exclusively directed by Russians .

His son , Zhang Xueliang , took over Change_of_leadership as the leader of the Fengtian clique , and in December 1928 , announced Expressing_publicly that Manchuria would accept the authority of the nationalist government in Nanjing .

Some sources in the modern People 's Republic of China date the beginning Process_start of the war to the Japanese invasion Attack of Manchuria in 1931 .

In 1931 , the Mukden Incident helped Assistance spark the Japanese invasion Attack of Manchuria .

Despite continuing to occupy part of China 's territory , Japan eventually surrendered Surrendering on September 2 , 1945 , to Allied forces following the atomic bombings Attack of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet invasion Attack of Japanese-held Manchuria .

The remaining Japanese occupation forces ( excluding Manchuria ) formally surrendered Surrendering on September 9 , 1945 , with the following International Military Tribunal for the Far East convened Come_together on April 29 , 1946 .

The dropping Motion_directional of atomic weapons on two Japanese cities and the hammer-blow Soviet invasion of Japanese Manchuria , however , caused Causation the Japanese government to surrender Surrendering without an armed invasion being necessary .

The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began Process_start on 18 September 1931 , when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Attack Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident .

The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began Process_start on 18 September 1931 , when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Attack Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident .

The South Manchuria railway zone and the Korean Peninsula were already under the control of the Japanese empire since the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 .