Invasion of Japan/Definition

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Invasion of Japan [r]: The U.S. strategic approach to the physical invasion and occupation of Japan, of which Operation DOWNFALL, and its two main phases, Operation OLYMPIC against Kyushu and Operation CORONET against the Kanto Plain; topic also includes alternatives to DOWNFALL and deception operations