JapaneseRailwayHistory-战后国有铁路发展.docVIP

Japanese Railway History 9Dawn of Japanese National Railways?Mitsuhide Imashiro Wars End and RailwaysAfter fighting with Germany and Italy against the USA, Great Britain and other Allies, Japan accepted the Allied Potsdam Declaration and surrendered unconditionally on 15 August 1945.During the war, coastal shipping carrying coal and other goods was diverted to military use and these commodities were handled by railways. The Kanmon undersea tunnel was built to connect the coal mines of Kyushu with mainland Honshu, illustrating the heavy dependence on railways for shipment of domestic ca