Original sentence: Emperor Hirohito was given immunity from any prosecution and retained his position as Emperor.Japan continued its expansionist policy by occupying Manchuria in 1931.Japan subsequently attacked the rest of China, starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), as well as many countries and islands in southeast Asia and the Pacific.On December 7, 1941, Japan  commenced an attack on the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor before declaring war, bringing the U.The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on  September 2, 1945 (V-J Day)
Edited sentence: At about the same time of the attack on the United States, Japan invaded British Malaya, the New Territories of Hong Kong, the Philippines, Wake Island, and Thailand.Emperor Hirohito was given immunity from any prosecution and retained his position as a political maneuver, notwithstanding his guilt related to starting and prosecuting the war.Japan continued its expansionist policy by occupying Manchuria of China in 1931.Japan subsequently attacked the rest of China, starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), and many countries and islands in southeast Asia and the Pacific.Notable in this regard is the Bataan Death March, the Nanking Massacre and the kidnapping of women to act as sex slaves, euphemistically called comfort women.On December 7, 1941, Japan  commenced an attack on the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor before issuing a declaration of war, bringing the U.The Japanese occupation was often characterized by inhumane treatment of prisoners of war and civilians, alike.The attack on Pearl Harbor was only one part of Japan's expansionist policies.The formal surrender documents were signed September 2, 1945 (V-J Day)