Claim

Claim 906

Japan's full scale war with China began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Japan's full scale war with China began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937.
Field: occurred_on
Value: Marco Polo Bridge Incident, July 7, 1937
About: incident 1937-japan-newspaper-law-war-censorship
Source: Chronological Table, Modern Japan in Archives (National Diet Library)
Publisher: Chronological Table, Modern Japan in Archives (National Diet Library)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

July 7 Marco Polo Bridge Incident (starting 2nd Sino-Japanese War)