Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan

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The Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan were the combined military organizations of imperial Japan, encompassing its army, navy, and air services that played central roles in Japan’s expansion and conflicts up to the end of World War II.

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Generate an image of the Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan (The Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan were the combined military organizations of imperial Japan, encompassing its army, navy, and air services that played central roles in Japan’s expansion and conflicts up to the end of World War II.)

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Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical armed forces ⓘ
military of a sovereign state ⓘ
allegation perpetrated crimes against humanity ⓘ
perpetrated war crimes ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Imperial Japanese armed forces ⓘ
Japanese imperial forces ⓘ
conflict Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Battle of Midway ⓘ
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ
Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign

First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
Invasion of Dutch East Indies ⓘ
Invasion of Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Hong Kong

Invasion of Manchuria ⓘ
Invasion of Singapore ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Singapore

Malayan Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Malaya

Nomonhan Incident ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
Philippines Campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Philippines Campaign (1944–1945) ⓘ
Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
Second World War in Asia ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War

Siberian Intervention ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
countryServed Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
disbanded 1945 ⓘ
disbandedAfter Japanese Instrument of Surrender ⓘ
doctrine Bushidō-inspired military ethos ⓘ
governedBy Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ
hasPart Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
Ministry of War of Japan ⓘ
Ministry of the Navy of Japan ⓘ
headquartersLocation Tokyo ⓘ
ideology Japanese imperialism ⓘ
State Shintō ⓘ
linked to: State Shinto

militarism ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis Meiji Constitution ⓘ
notableCommander Emperor Hirohito ⓘ
Hideki Tōjō ⓘ
linked to: Hideki Tojo

Hisaichi Terauchi ⓘ
Isoroku Yamamoto ⓘ
Tadamichi Kuribayashi ⓘ
Tomoyuki Yamashita ⓘ
notableEvent Nanjing Massacre ⓘ
Unit 731 human experimentation ⓘ
occupied Korea ⓘ
linked to: Korean Peninsula

Manchuria ⓘ
Pacific Islands ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: Formosa

parts of China ⓘ
replacedBy Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ
role colonial expansion ⓘ
offensive warfare ⓘ
subordinateTo Emperor of Japan ⓘ
timePeriod Meiji period ⓘ
linked to: Meiji era

Shōwa period (pre-1945) ⓘ
linked to: Showa era

Taishō period ⓘ
linked to: Taisho era
usedTactic kamikaze attacks ⓘ
usedWeapon Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter ⓘ
Type 38 rifle ⓘ
Type 99 rifle ⓘ
Yamato-class battleship ⓘ

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Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imperial Japanese Navy → partOf → Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan ⓘ
USS Hammann (DD-412) → opponent → Empire of Japan ⓘ
subject linked to: destroyer USS Hammann (DD-412)
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Benito Mussolini → alliedWith → Imperial Japan ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Japanese Instrument of Surrender → signedOnBehalfOf → Japanese Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Guadalcanal → contestedBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army → serviceBranchOf → Imperial Japanese military ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army → partOf → Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan ⓘ
Order of the Golden Kite → usedBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → alsoKnownAs → Imperial Japanese armed forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → alsoKnownAs → Japanese imperial forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Burma Road → closedBy → Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Pacific theater commands → opposedBy → Imperial Japanese armed forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Ogasawara Islands → usedBy → Imperial Japanese military during World War II ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Cactus → opposedBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Tenth Air Force → opponent → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Seven Lives for the Country → usedBy → Imperial Japanese military ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Saipan → usedBy → Imperial Japanese military ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Marine Raiders → primaryOpponents → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
South China theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War → opponent → Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Operation Postern → belligerent → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
14th Air Force → enemy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Fort Mills → attackedBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Rikusentai → allegiance → Imperial Japanese armed forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Dutch Harbor, Alaska → wasBombedBy → Imperial Japanese forces during World War II ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Naval Battle of Hakodate → belligerent → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Battle of Ambon → perpetratorOfAtrocities → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Tainan Incident of 1915 → participant → Japanese military forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Landing at Arawe → belligerent → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF → engagedAgainst → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Kōno Ichirō → affiliation → Japanese military ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Prince Kuni Asahiko → militaryBranch → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Daihonʼei → jurisdiction → Imperial Japanese armed forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Carabao Island (Cavite) → attackedBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Fort Frank → attackedBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
1st Marine Raider Battalion → opponent → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
1st Parachute Battalion (USMC) → primaryOpponents → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Solomon Islands World War II heritage sites → associatedWith → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Kokusai → usedBy → Japanese military ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
East New Britain Province → wasMajorWWIIBaseFor → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Indian 44th Airborne Division → opponent → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
2nd Marine Raider Battalion → opponent → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Japanese 3rd Special Base Force → allegiance → Imperial Japanese Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Los Negros Island → capturedFrom → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Kavieng → wasOccupiedBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Momote Airfield → capturedFrom → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Munda → wasOccupiedBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Munda airfield → builtBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Munda airfield on New Georgia
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Lae → wasOccupiedBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Abemama Atoll → wasOccupiedBy → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
III Amphibious Corps → primaryOpponents → Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan