![]() ![]() ![]() Before fleeing, Tang ordered his men to launch a concerted breakout of the Japanese siege, but by this time Nanking was largely surrounded and its defenses were at the breaking point. ![]() On December 10 Matsui ordered an all-out attack on Nanking, and after less than two days of intense fighting Chiang decided to abandon the city. By December 9 they had reached the last line of defense, the Fukuo Line, behind which lay Nanking's fortified walls. Japanese soldiers marched from Shanghai to Nanking at a breakneck pace, rapidly defeating pockets of Chinese resistance. Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek ultimately decided to defend the city and appointed Tang Shengzhi to command the Nanking Garrison Force, a hastily assembled army of local conscripts and the remnants of the Chinese units who had fought in Shanghai. The task of occupying Nanking was given to General Iwane Matsui, the commander of Japan's Central China Area Army, who believed that the capture of Nanking would force China to surrender and thus end the war. However, after victory in the Battle of Shanghai expansionists prevailed within the Japanese military and on December 1 a campaign to capture Nanking was officially authorized. Go Circular! Vol.The Battle of Nanking (or Nanjing) was fought in early December 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army for control of Nanking (Nanjing), the capital of the Republic of China.įollowing the outbreak of war between Japan and China in July 1937, the Japanese government at first attempted to contain the fighting and sought a negotiated settlement to the war. Seek the Story of Sake Begins Sale of At-home Flower Viewing (Hanami)Sets In response to popular demand, “Seek the Story of Sake” offers the Sake Sampler Set (Small Bottle Size)! Go Circular! Vol.3 Meet the Niigata Sake Brewer – Interview with Up-and-Coming Brewer 1/2 Go Circular! Vol.3 Meet the Niigata Sake Brewer – Interview with Up-and-Coming Brewer 2/2 Jinseki International School (JINIS) collaborates with the Global Esports Federation (GEF) and Japan eSports Union (JeSU) to host first ever Esports Day Tsunan Sake Brewery Announces Launch of New Sake Brand “Yukikamoshi”, Sake Brewed with Niigata Snowー Interview with CEO Kabasawa 1/2 Tsunan Sake Brewery Announces Launch of New Sake Brand “Yukikamoshi”, Niigata Snow Brewed Sake – Interview with CEO Kabasawa 2/2 Tsunan Sake Brewery from Niigata Wins Silver Medal at the The Milano Sake Challenge (MSC) Kotozna laMondo: the Multilingual Chat Tool for Businesses Overcome Language Barriers Tsunan Sake Brewery Announces Return of Niigata Sake no Jin NEXT Xi Jinping and his radioactive friend from Russia by Charles TannockĪs Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares for an unprecedented third term, the growing desperation of Russian President Vladimir Putin should serve as a cautionary tale. The operating system of any functioning society is civility, and thuggishness is the virus that makes it crash. The biggest threat to democracy and peace is thuggishness by Andreas Kluth Inflation and the tight labor market will force the worst-hit states into some hard decisions. The market rout is exposing the vulnerability of the U.S. Young versus old will define fight over public pensions by Aaron Brown Japan has much to learn from Taiwan's countering of China’s sharp power by Wei-Hsin HuangĪ reserved manner and avoiding knee-jerk reactions has helped Taipei weather the latest storm regarding hostility from Beijing. Īfter decades of repression and corruption, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his fellow hard-liners will find it difficult to quell the current unrest with force alone. The weakness of the yen is threatening to cut deeper into demand for overseas trips from Japan, as some economists say the currency could reach it's lowest level in 32. Yen weakness likely to mute impact of Japan's reopening for airlines by Yuki Yamaguchi North Korea’s recent flurry of missile launches - including a test of what it said was a “new” type of missile over Japan - were training for hitting its enemies. North Korea trumpets training for 'tactical' nuclear strikes by Jesse Johnson Support for Kishida's Cabinet slumped to 35% from about 40% a month ago in a weekend poll by Kyodo news. Kishida's support hits low on his party's ties to controversial church Japan's eagerly anticipated reopening gets off to slow start by Will Feeĭespite the eagerly anticipated reopening, many of those arriving at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday were either business travelers or residents returning after trips abroad. ![]()
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