Manchuria Under Japanese Dominion Shin'ichi Yamamuro. Translated by Joshua A. Fogel "Long-awaited . . . well done . . . elegant . . . timely."--Journal of Japanese Studies From 1932 until the end of World War II, the Japanese established and maintained by bloody rule a puppet regime in the Chinese region of Manchuria. This region was composed of three northern provinces in China; the puppet ruler was the last Chinese Emperor, Pu Yi, and this rich industrial region was clearly coveted and managed by the Japanese as a critical element in their imperial dominion. Yamamuro Shin'ichi's...