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1942-FEB-10


Great Empire of JAPAN
(Tokyo)

Great Empire of JAPAN

Flag or logo since 1900-01-01*
Dai Nippon Teikoku : NIHON – 大日本帝國 (ja)n PCA Member
Emblem or Symbol*

Emperor Hirohito
(ruler of JAPAN since 1926-12-25)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Tokyo
(Tōkyō)
Official & national languages: Japanese (ja) .
n national language

Mainland:


JAPAN Home Islands of the Greater Empire of JAPAN  (Tokyo)

7 Divisions:

CHUBU CHUBU Region  (Nagoya)Local: CHŪBU-Chihō : 中部地方 (ja)  (Nagoya)
CHUGOKU CHUGOKU Region  (Hiroshima)Local: CHŪGOKU-Chihō : 中国地方 (ja)  (Hirosima)
KANSAI KANSAI Region [Kinki Region]  (Osaka)Local: KINKI-Chihō : Kansai-Chihō – 関西地方 : 近畿地方 (ja)  (Osaka)
KANTO KANTO Region  (Tokyo)Local: KANTŌ-Chihō : 関東地方 (ja)  (Tōkyō)
KYUSHU KYUSHU Region  (Fukuoka)Local: KYŪSHŪ-Chihō : 九州地方 (ja)  (Hukuoka)
SHIKOKU SHIKOKU Region  (Matsuyama)Local: SHIKOKU-Chihō : 四国地方 (ja)  (Matsuyama)
TOHOKU TOHOKU Region  (Sendai)Local: TŌHOKU-Chihō : 東北地方 (ja)  (Sendai)


1 Largely Autonomous or Semi-Independent Polity

WEIHAIWEI WEIHAIWEI Special Administrative Region [Japanese Occupation]  (Weihaiwei) Emperor Hirohito


28 Territories:

BRITISH BORNEO Japanese Occupied Territory of BRITISH BORNEO  (Kuching)Local: Nihon GIRISUERI BORUNEO : イギリス領ボルネオ (ja)  (Kuchinga)
BRITISH TIENTSIN TIENTSIN British Concession [Japanese Occupation]  (Tientsin British Concession)Local: TIENTSIN British Concession (en) + AMATSU IGIRISU Sokai : 天津英国租界 (ja) + TIEN-CHIN YING Tsu-Chieh :天津英租界 (zh)  (Tientsin British Concession)
CHANGSHA Japanese Concession at CHANGSHA  (Changsha Concession)Local: CHŌSASHI no-Sokai : 長沙市の 租界 (ja)  (Chōsashi)
CHOSEN Japanese Government-General of KOREA  (Seoul a)Local: CHŎSEN-Sōtoku : 朝鮮総督 (ja)  (Keijō)
EASTERN INDONESIA Navy Administration of EASTERN INDONESIA  (Makassar)Local: INDONESHIA TŌBU no Kaigun no Kanri : インドネシア東部の海軍の管理 (ja)  (Makasaru)
GILBERT ISLANDS Japanese Military Commandment of GILBERT ISLANDS  (Butaritari Village)Local: GIRUBATO SHOTO no Imashime : ギルバート諸島 の戒め (ja)  (Butaritari)
GUAM Japanese Military Governorate of GUAM ISLAND [Great Shrine Island]  (Akashi)Local: Guamu-to : OOMIYA-TO Gunjigyōsei : 大宮ーと 諸島 軍事行政 (ja)  (Akashi-Shi)
HOKKAIDO HOKKAIDO Agency  (Sapporo)Local: HOKKAIDŌ-Chō : 北海道庁 (ja)  (Sapporo)
HONG KONG Japanese Governorate-General of HONG KONG  (Victoria City)Local: HONKON no Sōtoku : 香港の総督 (ja)  (Bikutoria-Shi)
HONGKEW Japanese District of HONGKEW  (Hongkew)Local: KŌKŌ-ku : こうこうく (ja)  (Kōkōku)
JAPANESE FOOCHOW Japanese Concession at FOOCHOW  (Foochow Japanese Concession)Local: FŪTSUO-no Sokai : 福州の 租界 (ja)  (Fūtsuo)
JAPANESE HANGCHOW Japanese Concession in HANGCHOW  (Hangchow Japanese Concession)Local: KŌSHŪ-no Sokai : 杭州の 租界 (ja)  (Kōshū)
JAPANESE HANKOW Japanese Concession at HANKOW  (Hankow Japanese Concession)Local: KAN KUCHI-no Sokai : 漢口の 租界 (ja)  (Kankuchi)
JAPANESE KHARBIN Japanese Concession of KHARBIN  (Kharbin Japanese Concession)Local: HARUBIN-no Sokai : ハルビンの 租界 (ja)  (Harubin)
JAPANESE PHILIPPINES Japanese Military Occupied Territory of PHILIPPINES  (Manila)Local: FIRIPIN Gun-ku : フィリピン軍区 (ja) + Teritoryo Militar ng PILIPINAS (tl)  (Manira)
JAPANESE SOOCHOW Japanese Concession at SOOCHOW  (Soochow Japanese Concession)Local: SOSHŪ-no Sokai : 蘇州の 租界 (ja)  (Soshū)
JAPANESE TIENTSIN TIENTSIN Japanese Concession  (Amatsu)Local: AMATSU-no Sokai : 天津の 租界 (ja)  (Amatsu)
KARAFUTO KARAFUTO Prefecture [South Sakhalin]  (Toyohara)Local: KARAFUTO-ken : 樺太犬 (ja)  (Toyohara)
KEDAH Sultanate of KEDAH [Japanese Occupation]  (Alor Star a + Anak Bukit r)Local: KEDA-Shū : ケダ州 (ja) + Negeri KEDAH DARUL AMAN : قدح در الامن (meo)  (Alor Setar + Anak Bukit)
KELANTAN Japanese Governorate of the Sultanate of KELANTAN  (Kota Baharu a + Kubang Kerian r)Local: KURAN TAN-Shū : クランタン州 (ja) + Negeri KELANTAN DARUL NAIM : كلنتن دار النّعيم (mfa)  (Kota Baharu + Kubang Kerian)
NEW GUINEA AND PAPUA Japanese Occupied Territory of NEW GUINEA AND PAPUA  (Rabaul)Local: NIYUGINIA OYOBI PAPUA no Ryodo : ニューギニアおよびパプアの領土 (ja)  (Rabauru)
NEW MALAYA Malay Federation : NEW MALAYA [Japanese Occupation]  (Kuala Lumpur)Local: NegerI-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu : MALAI BARU – نڬري٢ ملايو برسكوتو (ms) + Maraya Renpoun : Ni-Tsu Uranai-ba MARAI – マラヤ 連邦 : 日占馬來亞 : マライ (ja)  (Kuara Runpuru)
SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL SHANGHAI International Settlement [Japanese Occupation]  (Shanghai International Settlement)Local: SHIYANHAI Kiyoudou Sokai : 上海共同租界 (ja)  (Shiyanhai Kiyoudou Sokai)
SOUTH SEAS ISLANDS SOUTH SEAS Agency [League of Nations Mandate unrecognized by Japan]  (Koror)Local: NAN´YŌ-Guntō : 南洋群島 (ja)  (Korōru)
TAIWAN Government-General of TAIWAN [Colonial Government of Formosa]  (Taipeh)Local: TAIWAN Sōtoku : Taiwan Kōminka Undō - 臺灣總 (ja)  (Taihoku)
TENASSERIM TENASSERIM Division [Japanese Occupation]  (Moulmein)Local: TENASERIMU-ka : テナセリム課 (ja)  (Mōrumein)
TRENGGANU Japanese Governorate of the Sultanate of TRENGGANU  (Kuala Trengganu ar)Local: TORENGANU-Shū : トレンガヌ州 (ja) + Negeri TERENGGANU DARUL IMAN : ترڠڬانو دار الإيمان (zlm)  (Kuala Terengganu)
WAKE ISLAND Japanese Occupied Territory of WAKE ISLAND  (Wake Island)Local: Nihon OOTORI SHIMA : おおとりしま (ja)  (Otori Jima)

6 Condominiums:

INDOCHINA Government-General of the Indochinese Federation : INDOCHINA [Japanese Occupation under Vichy French Administration]  (Hanoi a + Dalat c)Local: Fédération INDOCHINOISE (fr) + FURAN INDOSHINA Renkoku : フランス領インドシナ 連邦 (ja)  (Hanoï + Da Lat)
KULANGSU INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT Municipal Council of the KULANGSU INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT [Japanese Occupation]  (Kulangyu)Local: KULANGSU International Koncession (da) + Internationale Konzession von KULANGSU (de) + KULANGSU International Concession (en) + Concesión Internacional de KULANGSU (es) + Concession internationale de KOULANGSEU (fr) + Concessione internazionale di KULANGSU (it) + KORONSU no Kokusai Sokai : コロンスの国際租界 (ja) + Internationale Concessie van KULANGSU (nl) + KULANGSU Internasjonale Konsesjon (no) + Concessão Internacional de KULANGSU (pt) + KULANGSU International Koncession (sv) + KU-LANG-YÜ Kuo-Tsì T´e-Hsü Ching-Ying : 鼓浪嶼國際特許經營 (zh)  (Ku-Lang-Yü)
KWANTUNG KWANTUNG Territory [Chinese Leased Territory to Japan]  (Port Arthur)Local: KANTO Shiyuu : 関東州 (ja) + KUAN-TUNG Chou : 關東州 (zh)  (Ryojun)
MACAO Territory of MACAO [Japanese Occupation]  (Macao)Local: Território de MACAU (pt) + Kuni MAKAO : 国マカオ (ja)  (Makao)
PEKING LEGATION QUARTER Joint Administrative Commission of the Diplomatic Quarter : PEKING LEGATION QUARTER [Chinese Control]  (Peking Legation Quarter)Local: TUNG CHIAO MIN Hsiang : 東交民巷 (zh)  (Tung Chiao-Min Hsiang)
SHANSI SHANSI Province [Japanese Occupation of the Autonomous Warlordship of the Shansi Clique]  (Taiyuan-Yangchu)Local: SHAN-SI Sheng : 陝西省 (zh) + SENSEI-Shō : 山西省 (ja)  (Yang-Ch´ü)

Dependent Protectorates:

BRUNEI State of BRUNEI [Japanese Occupation]  (Brunei Town)Local: Kokka BURUNEI : 国家ブルネイ (ja) + Negeri BRUNEI : نڬارا بروني (kxd)  (Burunei)
DOMPU State of DOMPU  (Dompu)Local: Kesultanan DOMPO (bhp)  (Dompo)
GOWA Princely State of the Sultanate of GOWA  (Sungguminasa)Local: Sombaya ri GOWA : ᨔᨚᨅᨐ ᨑᨗ ᨁᨚᨓ (mak) + GOWA Surutan Kuni : ゴワ・スルタン国 (ja)  (Sunggu Minasa)
INTERIOR INTERIOR Residency  (Beaufort)Local: SEIKAI-Ka : 正解課 (ja) + Residensi PEDALAMAN : ريسيدنسي ڤدلامن (msi)  (Byufoto)
KUDAT KUDAT Residency  (Kudat)Local: KUDATSU-Ka : クダッ課 (ja) + Residensi KUDAT : ريسيدنسي كودت (msi)  (Kudatsu)
LUWU Princely State of the Kingdom of LUWU  (Palopo)Local: Akkarungeng ri LUWUQ : ᨕᨀᨑᨘᨂᨛ ᨑᨗ ᨒᨘᨓᨘ (bug) + LUWU Shuchō Kuni : 魯武首長国 (ja)  (Palopo)
NORTH BORNEO Japanese Military Governorate of NORTH BORNEO [under nominal Suzerainty of the Sultanate of Sulu]  (Elopura)Local: KITA BORUNEO-gun Kanku : 北ボルネオ軍管区 (ja)  (Elopura)
SANDAKHAN SANDAKHAN Residency  (Elopura)Local: SANDAKAN-Ka : サンダカン課 (ja) + Residensi SANDAKHAN : ريسيدنسي ساندقهن (msi)  (Elopura)
TAWAO TAWAO Residency  (Tawao)Local: TAWAO-Ka : タワウ課 (ja) + Residensi TAWAO : ريسيدنسي تاواو (msi)  (Tawao)
WEST COAST WEST COAST Residency  (Api-Api)Local: NISHIKAIGAN-Ka : 西海岸 課 (ja) + Residensi PANTAI BARAT : ريسيدنسي ڤنتاي بارت (msi)  (Api)

4 Assisted Countries

CHINA-NANKING Reorganized National Government of the Republic of CHINA [Nanking Nationalist Government]  (Nanking) Wang Ching-Wei
INNER MONGOLIA MONGOLIAN Autonomous Federation [Inner Mongolia Federation]  (Kalgan) Prince Teh Demchuk-Dongrup
MANCHURIA Great Empire of Manchuria : MANCHUKUO  (Hsinking) Emperor Kang-Teh Pu-Yi
THAILAND Kingdom of THAILAND [Council of Regency]  (Bangkok) King Rama VIII Ananda Mahidol






Military entity abroad, special or locally shared:

PRATAS ISLANDS Japanese Naval Station of PRATAS ISLANDS  (Tungsha)Local: TUNG-SHA Ch´iun-Tao : 東沙群島 (zh)  (Tung-Sha)


21 Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)


AIR SPORTS World Air Sports Federation : WASF  (Lausanne)
ANTI-COMINTERN Revised ANTI-COMINTERN Pact  (Berlin)
AXIS POWERS Tripartite Pact : AXIS PACT  (Berlin + Rome + Tokyo)
CENTRAL BANK Bank for International Settlements : BIS  (Basle)
FIFA Federation of International Football Association : FIFA  (Zurich)
GENOA AGREEMENT GENOA Economic Agreement on the Global Monetary Order  (Genoa)
GREATER EAST ASIA GREATER EAST ASIA Co-Prosperity Sphere  (Tokyo)
HAGUE CONVENTION Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA  (The Hague)
LEAGUE OF RED CROSS League of Red Cross Societies : LORCS  (Geneva)
MARITIME LAW International Maritime Committee : IMC  (Antwerp)
OLYMPIC GAMES International Olympic Committee : IOC  (Lausanne)
PCIJ Permanent Court of International Justice : PCIJ  (The Hague)
PUBLIC HEALTH International Office of Public Health : IOPH  (Paris)
RED CROSS International Committee of the Red Cross : ICRC  (Geneva)
REFRIGERATION International Institute of Refrigeration : IIR  (Paris)
SHINTOISM Way of Gods : SHINTOISM  (Ujiyamada)
STANDARDS International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations : ISA  (New York + Geneva)
TELECOMMUNICATION International Telecommunication Union : ITU  (Berne)
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION Universal Postal Union : UPU  (Berne)
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES International Bureau of Weights and Measures : IBWM  (Sevres)
WORLD BUSINESS International Chamber of Commerce : ICC [The Word Business Organization]  (Paris)



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