1933-03-27

Japan gives notice of League withdrawal

TokyoTokyo · After criticism over Manchuria and the Lytton Report, Japan gave notice of withdrawal from the League of Nations.

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Context

The withdrawal notice moved the Manchukuo dispute outside the League framework. Japanese continental policy increasingly accepted diplomatic isolation and sanctions risk.

Sources

The entry links a National Archives of Japan document exhibit with a National Diet Library political-history explanation.

Media

Japan withdrawal from the League of Nations reportVisual recordJapan withdrawal from the League of Nations reportA newspaper report on Japan’s withdrawal from the League of Nations after the Manchurian crisis.

Source Trail

ArchiveNational Archives of Japan · Japan gives notice of withdrawal from the League of NationsOpen sourceArchiveNational Diet Library · ITO Miyoji and opposition to League withdrawalOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · 国際連盟からの脱退.jpgOpen source