noun
Asia-Pacific War; Pacific War
Historical term for the conflict from the Manchurian Incident (1931) through Japan's surrender (1945). Often used in Japanese historiography to encompass the broader war beyond the 1941–1945 Pacific theater.
アジア太平洋戦争は、十五年戦争とも呼ばれる。
The Asia-Pacific War is also called the Fifteen Years' War.
この博物館ではアジア太平洋戦争に関する資料を展示している。
This museum exhibits materials related to the Asia-Pacific War.
Compound of アジア (Asia), 太平洋 (Pacific Ocean), and 戦争 (war). The term reflects a historiographical perspective that views the conflict as a continuous war beginning in 1931.