From Alternative History
| The Japan War
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| Date | 1951 - 1952
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| Location | Japan
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| Result | Draw in Allied Favor
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| Belligerents
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North Japan
Korea
| South Japan
United States
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| Strength
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North Japan:
580,000 men,
152 tanks,
280 aircrafts
| Allies:
50,000 men,
553 tanks,
792 aircrafts
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| Casualties
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Military casualties:
112,001 killed,
77,262 wounded
2,112 missing
| Military casualties:
603,126 killed,
51,383 wounded,
1,421 missing
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The Japan War was an outgrowth of World War II. The United States invaded and occupied Japan in late 1943. When it became clear that the U.S., despite massive casualties, was winning, the Soviet Union invaded and occupied Hokkaido and the northern part of Honshu. The Soviet Union established the puppet state of North Japan and the U.S. established the state of South Japan. In 1951, the firmly communist North Japan invaded the south. The South Japanese army proved inadequate to defending their homeland. However, United States Marines were able to hold off the invasion at Utsanomiya. In a move that would force Japan to surrender, the US dropped a MOAB on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
