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Japan sent Germany an ultimatum on 15 August 1914, which went unanswered; Japan then formally declared war on Germany on 23 August 1914 in the name of the Emperor Taishō. [5] As Vienna refused to withdraw the Austro-Hungarian cruiser SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth from Qingdao, Japan declared war on Austria-Hungary, too, on 25 August 1914. [6]
The onset of the First World War in Europe eventually showed how far German–Japanese relations had truly deteriorated. On 7 August 1914, only three days after Britain declared war on the German Empire, the Japanese government received an official request from the British government for assistance in destroying the German raiders of the Kaiserliche Marine in and around Chinese waters.
During World War I, Japan was in an alliance with Britain and decided to go to war with Germany. Japan started to besiege German possessions in China at first. Japan then sent the Imperial Japanese Navy out to the Pacific islands held by the Germans. [4]
When war was declared on Germany in 1914, the German East Asia Squadron withdrew from its base at Qingdao and attempted to make its way east across the Pacific and back to Germany. After concentrating the majority of its force at Pagan Island , the fleet raided several Allied targets as it made its way across the Pacific.
The ultimatum expired on 23 August, and Japan declared war on Germany. At the beginning of hostilities in Europe, the ships of the East Asia Squadron under Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee were dispersed at various Pacific colonies on routine missions.
The ultimatum went unanswered and Japan formally declared war on Germany on 23 August 1914. [13] [10] Tezuka Toshirō, the first governor of the South Seas Mandate. Japan participated in a joint operation with British forces in autumn 1914 in the Siege of Tsingtao to capture the Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory in China's Shandong Province.
The United States declares war on Germany. [63] April 7 Politics: Cuba declares war on Germany. [24] Politics: Panama declares war on Germany. [24] Asian and Pacific: Scuttling of SMS Cormoran in Guam, the only hostile action between American and German forces in the Pacific. April 9 – May 17 Western: Second Battle of Arras.
After Japan aligned itself with Britain in 1900, Germany and Japan became enemies in World War I. Japan declared war on the German Empire in 1914 and seized key German possessions in China and the Pacific. In the 1930s, both countries adopted aggressive militaristic attitudes toward their respective regions.