Whether they were purposefully accused or wrongly.

Japan has (and is) suffering an extraordinarily low birthrate, while its historical background suggests that its citizens are raised on a Confucian tradition, which lauds the bearing of children.

Moreover, how come the polices the government has implemented haven't helped?

I know that the depression was a time of economic turmoil, but some people and companies must have made a killing in the process of recovery. Who?

Hello /r/Askhistorians I have Japanese ancestry on my mother's side of the family and I grew up hearing stories about my Japanese grandparents experience during WWII. Both of my grandparents were drafted/joined the Japanese army as a doctor and a nurse respectively in 1945 and were stationed in Manchuria. From what I have been told their hospital was captured a few weeks after they got there by a group my mother insists were called the White Russians. Who were then driven off by Soviet Army who then took control of the hospital.

Now I know that White Russians can either refer to the Monarchist movement (the whites) who opposed the Bolsheviks (the reds) during the Russian Civil War or to Belarusians. I know that many Russian emigres settled in Harbin which was within Japanese occupied Manchuria but why would they attack a Japanese army hospital? Also were they even organizing armed resistance in the area at that time?

Unfortunately both of my grandparents passed away when I was much younger so I can't ask them. Overall learning about my grandparents experience during WWII has helped me as kid cope with some of the shame classmates lobbed at me whenever WWII was covered in history class. But this is the one detail that never really added up to me. Any insight would be most appreciated!

Hi, I'm wondering what the effect of the Korean War was on the nascent communist regime in China. Mao had just come to power. What was the Chinese perspective on the war, and did it help Mao consolidate his position? Thanks.

I've been reading Arrian, and he mentions that Tyre sent out armoured warships against Alexander during the course of the siege. Do we have any other texts or archaeology which indicate the degree of armouring, whether it was purely utilised for this siege only or the materials which might have been used?

is it possible that US WWII soldiers who experienced captivity in POW camps found themselves in a position sharing the perspective of being abused as a subservient creature by a group of indifferent individuals in a position of power, and brought these new perspectives home where it might have melded with the rest of the Civil Rights Movement and contributed to a more empathetic view on others? (of course not implying that this is main factor behind the CRM as there were many others)

(sorry for messy syntax/grammar, it's kinda late for me)

I should think that a large fleet of destroyers would be hard to sink with aircraft, due to all of the AA. Plus, once they find the enemy fleet their torpedoes can sink even the largest of CVs or BBs..

I know that mercury has been known about for centuries, and was widely used in civilizations all over the world. But how was it discovered, if it exists under normal conditions as a liquid? This perhaps is a more science question rather than historical, but how did the ancients find out about mercury? Where did they get it from? Was it ever a valuable trade item like gold?

I'm not even sure how to word this, I am so confused. Brits and French have been at war for centuries, Normans get sprinkled in. Who is speaking what language and where are its origins? Are English speaking French, but it was Norwegian before them? They sound nothing alike...at all!

Historically, how long does it take for a war to start being referred to but its modern popularly known name? Does that ever happen contemporaneous with the war? How often does the name for a war typically change before settling?

I grew up in a culture that was greatly influenced by Christianity (American) and as a former Christian, I'm quite familiar with the beliefs that make up modern Christianity: the trinity, original sin, sola fide, etc. However, despite my BA in history, I understand the evolution of Christianity in snippets, more like series of vignettes than as a cohesive story. I'm hoping that someone can suggest a book (or a few books) that explain both the philosophical debates that surrounded the faith that came to be known as modern Christianity as well as some explanation for their resolution. Basically, I'm interested in learning exactly how Christianity as we know it - east or west- came to be despite its diverse, often controversial, origins. Can someone suggest a good resource or give an explanation? I realize this is a deep topic, but the explanations I've encountered always seem to be defending the faith or overly specific. I'm interested in some kind of source that traces the belief system from the death of one man to the faith we know today.

The old man had a yarn to me about this and I was interested in finding out more.

I know it's a bit of a hypothetical question but every ANZAC Day I hear things like "ANZACs were fighting for our way of life". I feel like this statement needs a bit more evidence to support it. It makes me wonder if Germany would've even cared about Australia geographically, seeing as it is so far away and had so few people in it.

For those who remained neutral during the Revolution, was there any retribution (e.g. property seizure, social ostracism). I'm particularly interested in those loyalist in NY.