The Truth of Why Japan Fought Against Russia, The Ongoing Territorial Problems Today

Although you may not have such an image, Russia and Japan are neighbors that share borders, and the two countries even had a war at the beginning of the 20th century. I am from Hiroshima and have been taught about the horrors of war since I was a child. Because of this, I had a strong resistance towards talking about war in my channel. However the conflict between Russia and Ukraine made me realize that war is not a thing of the past, and that it can happen even today. As a Japanese citizen and a father of two daughters, I made the decision to make this video because I believe that I have a responsibility to learn more about the history of wars and what social conditions lead to them. So today, I will explain why Russia and Japan went into war in the past and why Japan just barely managed to win that battle. And finally, I would like to address the ongoing territorial dispute between Russia and Japan.