Japan War (Atlantic Iron Curtain)

The Japan War was an outgrowth of World War II. The United States invaded and occupied Japan in late 1943. When it became clear that the U.S., despite massive casualties, was winning, the Soviet Union invaded and occupied Hokkaido and the northern part of Honshu. The Soviet Union established the puppet state of North Japan and the U.S. established the state of South Japan. In 1951, the firmly communist North Japan invaded the south. The South Japanese army proved inadequate to defending their homeland. However, United States Marines were able to hold off the invasion at Utsanomiya.