During the Second Sino-Japanese War, from 1937, Wakaba covered landing of Japanese forces in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd sˈiːnoʊdʒˌæpənˈiːz wˈɔːɹ, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, wækˈɑːbə kˈʌvɚd lˈændɪŋ ʌv dʒˌæpənˈiːz fˈoːɹsᵻz ɪn ʃæŋhˈaɪ ænd hˈæŋʒuː.