Receive New Medal WW1 from Japan

Left medal is Siberian intervention from 1918-22 /  Middle medal is The Inter Allied Victory Medal /

Right medal is The Siege of Tsingtao 1914, 

I was excited to receive a package from Japan today, containing three beautiful World War I medals. Many people don’t realise that Japan fought alongside the Allies in WWI before their turn as an Axis power in WWII. Japan joined the war with the hope of gaining benefit from helping war and take over German-controlled land in Asia..

Imperial Japanese Army occupy an abandoned German trench during the Siege of Tsingtao, 1914

Japan's first major engagement was the Siege of Tsingtao located in Qingdao of China. Where they helped the Allies claim victory over Germany. They also participated in the Siberian intervention located in Eastern Siberia, supporting the Russian State with other Allies. But lost to Russian SFSR and then Russia change to Soviet Union. After the war, Japan gained control of several former German colonies in Asia and collaborated with the Allies to build the League of Nations. 

Click the link below to learn more about Japan during WW1

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/june/japans-victory-world-war-i