Japan attacked the American navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. In response, the United States declared war on Japan. Japan's Axis allies including Nazi Germany, declared war on the United States days after the attack, bringing the United States into World War II. The conflict was a bitter one. Both sides interred enemy aliens. Japanese resistance remained fierce. The Pacific War lasted until September 1, 1945, when Japan surrendered in response to the American atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, among the most controversial acts in military history. After the destruction of the Second World War, Japan was forced to rebuild as a nation. The Emperor saw the need to keep the cinemas open (the ones that still remained).
