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Japan was formally a member of the Axis powers
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Is it true that Japan was formally a member of the Axis powers?
Yes. Historical reference texts establish that the Empire of Japan was a principal member of the Axis powers during World War II.
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Wikipedia: Axis powers. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_powers
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Refers to Japan as a member of the Tokyo-Berlin-Rome axis.
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Copp, T. & Studies, L. C. f. M. S. a. D. (2004). Book: A Nation at War, 1939–1945. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=xLUhAQAAIAAJ&dq=Japan+was+formally+a+member+of+the+Axis+powers&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api
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