For Japan, World War II really began in 1931 with the Mukden Incident. This was a false flag operation which the military used as an excuse to invade Manchuria. (Japan already had partial control over Manchuria.) After the invasion, Japan set up a puppet state, Manchukuo. Starting in 1934...
“Yeah, yeah”. Then one after another the students began talking over each other and saying things like, “I’d like to ride a crowded train once”, “Why can’t I make a phone call on the train?”, “We’re not even allowed to eat bread on Japanese trains, are we?”. ...