What was Japan's home front during World War 2?

Answer 1

The Japanese people believed they owed an absolute duty to their emperor and in that duty believe they should lay down their lives for the success of their country. From an American perspective, they were somewhat fanatic. From their point of view, they were absolutely correct.

They developed the kamikaze suicide fighters. Also their homeland defense before the atomic bomb was characterized as a fight to death of every citizen of Japan.

Answer 2

Japan was a victorious country from 1894 when it defeated China, up through 1905, when it defeated Russia, up through the victorious EARLY battles of WWII. By 1945, it had been defeated. So, Japan went from nearly half a century of victories to sudden defeat from atomic weapons within a year. Japan's "affect" can be measured from those dates.

Answer 3

During World War II, Japan's major role was that of an aggressor-nation which relies on surprise offensives followed by tenacious defense in order to accomplish its expansionist, imperialistic objectives. While it attempted to portray its actions as those of a liberator (from Western control of Asia), Japan's imperial designs were almost immediately evident to all observers.

Answer 4

Besides the Japanese Islands themselves, the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa were considered the home front.

There is a link to a site describing the Home Front in the related links.

Answer 5

Up to 2and a halff million people