Russo-Japanese War

American  

[ruhs-oh-jap-uh-neez, -nees] / ˈrʌs oʊˈdʒæp əˌniz, -ˌnis /

noun

1. the war (1904–1905) between Russia and Japan.

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Russo-Japanese War British  

noun

1. a war (1904–05) between Russia and Japan, caused largely by rivalry over Korea and Manchuria. Russia suffered a series of major defeats

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Russo-Japanese War Cultural  

1. A war fought in 1904–1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims. In winning the war, Japan emerged as a world power.

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President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States was largely responsible for bringing the two sides together and working out a treaty. For his efforts, Roosevelt won the Nobel Prize for peace.

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Russo-Japanese War

He was sent to the cadet corps and fought in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

He lived through bloody times — including the Russo-Japanese War — and seemed to enjoy trading rhetorical barbs as much as anyone.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

It was the largest Russian warship to be sunk in battle since the end of World War II and the first flagship sunk in battle since the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2023

Since the end of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan had held the right to lease the South Manchuria Railway in northeastern China, a privilege previously held by Russia.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

The upshot was the Russo-Japanese War of 1904, an event the momentous character of which is even now not fully appreciated.

From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Lothrop Stoddard