Although often under-equipped and outmatched in direct comparison with the enemy, the Japanese forces would use their knowledge of the terrain and surroundings to try to gain the upper hand - they set traps, made ambush attacks, and used the harsh environment to their advantage.
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They fought from the earliest stages of the war - the clash with the Chinese over Manchuria - all the way to the end of the war with the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Their troops quickly gained a fearsome reputation - they were so strongly indoctrinated that there was no doubt or thought of surrender - they would fight to the death. Death before dishonor.
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