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The Russo-Japanese War: The First “Total War” of the Twentieth Century

  • Yosano Akiko, known as a major poet of Japanese romanticism. She was also a regular commentator on women’s issues and education. Picture from Kindai Nihonjin no shōzō (Portraits of Modern Japanese). (Courtesy National Diet Library)

    Yosano Akiko, known as a major poet of Japanese romanticism. She was also a regular commentator on women’s issues and education. Picture from Kindai Nihonjin no shōzō (Portraits of Modern Japanese). (Courtesy National Diet Library)

  • Photograph of Japanese and Russian officials after the meeting of Japanese General Nogi Maresuke (center row, second from left) and Russian General Anatoly Stessel (center row, second from right) on January 5, 1905, following the fall of Lushun. (© Jiji)

    Photograph of Japanese and Russian officials after the meeting of Japanese General Nogi Maresuke (center row, second from left) and Russian General Anatoly Stessel (center row, second from right) on January 5, 1905, following the fall of Lushun. (© Jiji)

  • Commanded by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō, the Japanese Combined Fleet, consisting of 96 vessels including 4 battleships and 8 cruisers, waited in the Tsushima Strait for Russia’s Baltic Fleet, made up of 38 vessels including 8 battleships and 6 cruisers. The two sides fought a fierce two-day battle beginning on May 27, 1905. The Japanese fleet succeeded in sinking 19 ships and capturing 7 more. The picture shows Japanese torpedo boats sinking the Russian battleship Navarin. (Courtesy Mary Evans Picture Library; © Kyōdō)

    Commanded by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō, the Japanese Combined Fleet, consisting of 96 vessels including 4 battleships and 8 cruisers, waited in the Tsushima Strait for Russia’s Baltic Fleet, made up of 38 vessels including 8 battleships and 6 cruisers. The two sides fought a fierce two-day battle beginning on May 27, 1905. The Japanese fleet succeeded in sinking 19 ships and capturing 7 more. The picture shows Japanese torpedo boats sinking the Russian battleship Navarin. (Courtesy Mary Evans Picture Library; © Kyōdō)

  • The Mikasa battleship was Japan’s flagship during the Battle of Mikasa. It was restored after being decommissioned and is now preserved on display in Mikasa Park in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. (© Jiji)

    The Mikasa battleship was Japan’s flagship during the Battle of Mikasa. It was restored after being decommissioned and is now preserved on display in Mikasa Park in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. (© Jiji)

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