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The 38 pages that link to Imperial Japanese Navy, each with the reason it gives.

• Battle of MidwayRelated: The fleet lost four carriers and many experienced aircrew, weakening its offensive capacity.

• Attack on Pearl HarborRelated: It planned and carried out the carrier-based strike.

• Battle of TsushimaRelated: The victory established the navy’s reputation and influenced its later doctrine.

• Japanese war crimesRelated: Naval personnel and institutions were also implicated in wartime abuses.

• Japanese militarismRelated: Its rivalry with the army shaped strategy, budgets, and imperial expansion.

• Washington Naval TreatyRelated: Japan accepted a lower capital-ship ratio than Britain and the United States.

• Guadalcanal campaignRelated: Losses around Guadalcanal weakened its capacity to contest the South Pacific.

• Shōwa eraRelated: Its operations defined Japan’s Pacific war strategy.

• Battle of ShanghaiRelated: Its ships and carrier aircraft supported Japanese operations around Shanghai.

• Katsu KaishūRelated: Katsu’s training programs helped develop the naval expertise inherited by the new state.

• Japanese EmpireRelated: Naval strength enabled island expansion and campaigns across the Pacific.

• Battle of the Yalu RiverRelated: Its fleet delivered the decisive attack at the battle.

• Akio MoritaRelated: Morita served as a naval officer during World War II and met Ibuka through wartime research.

• Battle of Cape EsperanceRelated: Its cruisers and destroyers approached Guadalcanal to shell Henderson Field.

• Battle of SaipanRelated: Japan’s defense of the Marianas was tied to protecting its Pacific perimeter.

• Doolittle RaidRelated: Its expansion and Pacific victories formed the strategic backdrop to the raid.

• Empire of JapanRelated: Its rivalry with the army shaped strategy, budgets, and the state’s approach to expansion.

• Admiralty IslandsRelated: Japanese occupation made the islands a strategic Pacific theater during World War II.

• Battle of Savo IslandRelated: Its cruiser force launched the attack that routed the Allied screen.

• Battle of TarawaRelated: Japanese forces held Tarawa as part of their Pacific defense perimeter.

• Indian Ocean raidRelated: Its carrier force organized and executed the Indian Ocean offensive.

• YokosukaRelated: Yokosuka became one of its principal bases, shipyards, and command centers.

• Japanese curryRelated: The navy adopted curry rice as a practical, nourishing meal for sailors.

• SaseboRelated: It selected Sasebo as a major base and shaped the city’s growth.

• Oguri KozukenosukeRelated: The Yokosuka facilities Oguri promoted became part of the navy's industrial foundation.