# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1937-japan-newspaper-law-war-censorship)
- Source: Chronological Table, Modern Japan in Archives (National Diet Library). https://www.ndl.go.jp/modern/e/utility/chronology.html
- 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)

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