Japan offers to join the Gallipoli campaign. An offer to take part in the Middle Eastern campaign is also recalled, with less certainty. British descriptions of Japan as an easy ally to work with are connected to that willingness to help. Japanese eagerness for experience makes unfamiliar assignments attractive.
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Japan offers troops for Gallipoli
Japan's offers of wartime assistance reflect an eagerness to gain operational experience.