Imperial Troops in China
When the Empire of Japan got engaged in war in China in 1937, the Imperial Government had no plan and policy about how to govern whole China after its victory over the Chinese military.
The Imperial Government could recruit hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Japanese society and send them to the Chinese continent. But it could not fully prepare logistics and especially foods for them. Accordingly, divisions and troops of the Imperial Army had to obtain foods in China as foods coming from Japan were not enough for them.
The Imperial military could well equip troops with arms and ammunition, but its provision of foods for soldiers was not sufficient. So, it became inevitable that Japanese troops forced Chinese farmers in occupied areas to offer foods to them for free or in exchange of military currency.
As they had put their own efforts into obtaining foods, Japanese troops could not feed Chinese prisoners of war while so many Chinese soldiers surrendered in the front. And the terrible solution many Japanese generals adopted was simply executing them.
The acquisition of foods from local Chinese by requisition and the execution of prisoners of war were the two big reasons for failure of the Imperial military in saving its reputation. And these elements led to other misconduct by Imperial troops.
Anyway, leaders of the Empire of Japan thought that they could send 900,000 soldiers to the Chinese continent only for fight but not for management and supervision of Chinese farmers and Chinese prisoners of war. They thought that Japanese soldiers could be respected by Chinese farmers while taking on all the Chinese soldiers without a need to take them captive and feed them.
Today, few Japanese people respect those leaders of the Empire of Japan that fell in the summer of 1945 after the US nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Imperial Troops in China in 1937
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Joh 7:2 Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand.
Joh 7:3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
Joh 7:4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
Joh 7:5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
Joh 7:6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.