They immediately began construction of an airstrip in preparation for the attack on the Japanese mainland.

Day turns to night as Varan finally emerges from the water, ready to attack the Japanese mainland.

This was the first naval bombardment of the Japanese mainland.

The ship took part in the Okinawa campaign, followed by the assault on the Japanese mainland.

The ship left for Japan to participate in bombardments of the Japanese mainland.

However, the use of atomic bombs on the Japanese mainland brought the war to an abrupt end.

It had nearly invaded the Japanese mainland and gone down in Army history.

By July 1945, the carrier was involved in strikes on the Japanese mainland.

A second possible route to an ultimate attack on the Japanese mainland was through China.

On the Japanese mainland, there was light crop damage and one serious injury.