# Canonical recap data for Japan Invades China: Full-Scale War (1937)
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slug: japan-invades-china
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1937/japan-invades-china"
title: "Japan Invades China: Full-Scale War"
subtitle: Japan's full invasion of China opened a brutal eight-year conflict, killing millions and serving as WWII's prologue in Asia.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1937-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1937
decade: 1930
country:
name: Japan
slug: japan
summaryShort: Japan Investment Corporation, abbreviated as JIC, is a Japanese sovereign wealth fund. It is an Authorized Corporation under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
summaryLong: Japan Investment Corporation, abbreviated as JIC, is a Japanese sovereign wealth fund. It is an Authorized Corporation under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
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heroImageCredit: Manuel Cosentino on Unsplash
importance: 79
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Investment_Corporation"
  title: Japan Investment Corporation
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: "Japan Investment Corporation, abbreviated as JIC, is a Japanese sovereign wealth fund. It is an Authorized Corporation under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and "
wikidataQid: Q130640898
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20251224202702/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Investment_Corporation"
  capturedAt: 2025-12-24
  label: Japan Investment Corporation
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Investment_Corporation"
