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1942-APR-29 |
| Great Empire of JAPAN | |
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| (Tokyo an + Kyoto r + Hakone s + Nasu s + Nikko s + Numazu s + Hayama w) |
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Great Empire of JAPAN |
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| Flag or Logo since 1900-01-01 |  |
Emblem or Symbol |
 Emperor Hirohito (ruler of JAPAN since 1926-12-25) |
| Capitals & administrative places: | Tokyo an + Kyoto r + Hakone s + Nasu s + Nikko s + Numazu s + Hayama w (Tōkyō + Kyōto + Hakone + Nasu + Nikkō + Numazu + Hayama) |
a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence)
n economical or commercial capital r ruler's residence (royal or presidential, primary or secondary) r summer capital w winter capital |
| Official & national languages: | Japanese (ja) . |
n national language
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 | | JAPAN | Home Islands of the Greater Empire of JAPAN (Tokyo + Kyoto + Hayama + Hakone + Nasu + Nikko + Numazu ) |
 |  | CHUBU | CHUBU Region [on Honshu Island] (Nagoya) | Local: | CHŪBU-chihō : 中部地方 (ja) (Nagoya) | |
 |  | CHUGOKU | CHUGOKU Region [on Honshu Island] (Hiroshima) | Local: | CHŪGOKU-chihō : 中国地方 (ja) (Hirosima) | |
 |  | KANSAI | Kinki Region : KANSAI [on Honshu Island] (Osaka) | Local: | KINKI-chihō : Kansai-chihō – 関西地方 : 近畿地方 (ja) (Osaka) | |
 |  | KANTO | KANTO Region [on Honshu Island] (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 [on Honshu Island] (Sendai) | Local: | TŌHOKU-chihō : 東北地方 (ja) (Sendai) | |
 |  | WEIHAIWEI | WEIHAIWEI Special Administrative Region [Japanese Occupation] (Weihaiwei) | | Emperor Hirohito | |
 |  | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | Japanese Commission of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands : ANI (Port Blair) | Local: | ANDAMAN NIKOBARU SHIYOTOU Shima : アンダマン・ニコバル諸島 (ja) (Port Blair) | |
 |  | 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) | |
 |  | DUTCH EAST INDIES | Government-General of the Netherlands East Indies : NEI [Japanese Occupation] (Batavia) | Local: | ORANDARYŌHIGASHIINDO Sōtoku : オランダ領東インド総督 (ja) (Batabia) | |
 |  | GILBERT ISLANDS | Japanese Military Command 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 : HK (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 a) | 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) | |
 |  | NORTHERN SHAN STATES | Princely States of the NORTHERN SHAN STATES (Lashio) | Local: | KITA SHAN-shū : 北シャン州 (ja) (Lashio) | |
 |  | NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS | Japanese Military District of NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS (Buka) | Local: | KITA SOROMON-SHIMA Chiku : 北ソロモン諸島 地区 (ja) (Buka) | |
 |  | SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL | SHANGHAI International Settlement [Japanese Occupation] (Shanghai International Settlement) | Local: | SHIYANHAI Kiyoudou Sokai : 上海共同租界 (ja) (Shiyanhai Kiyoudou Sokai) | |
 |  | SINGAPORE | SYONAN Special Municipality [Japanese Occupation of Singapore] (Singapore) | Local: | Shōnan-Tokubetsu : SYONAN : 湘南徳別 (ja) (Shōnan) | |
 |  | SOUTH SEAS ISLANDS | SOUTH SEAS Agency [League of Nations Mandate unrecognised 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) | |
 |  | TIMOR | TIMOR Autonomous District [Japanese Occupation] (Dilly) | Local: | TEIMŌRU Chiku : ティモール地区 (ja) + Distrito autônomo de TIMOR (pt) (Díli) | |
 |  | 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) | |
 |  | WA STATES | Princely States of the WA STATES Group (Takut + Hopang) | Local: | WA-Shū : ワ州 (ja) + Meung VA (wbm) + WǍ Bāng : 佤邦 (zh) (Takut + Hopang) | |
 |  | WAKE ISLAND | Japanese Occupied Territory of WAKE ISLAND (Wake Island) | Local: | Nihon OOTORI SHIMA : おおとりしま (ja) (Otori Jima) | |
 |  | INDOCHINA | Government-General of the Indochinese Federation : GGI [Japanese Occupation of Indochina under Vichy French Administration] (Hanoi a + Dalat c + Saigon n) | Local: | Fédération INDOCHINOISE (fr) + FURAN INDOSHINA Renkoku : フランス領インドシナ 連邦 (ja) (Hanoï + Da Lat + Saïgon) | |
 |  | 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) | |
 |  | 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) | |
 |  | KOOTI | KOOTI Kingdom (Tanggarong) | Local: | KUTAI Ōkoku : クタイ王国 (ja) + Kasultanan KUTAI (vkt) + Kasultanan KUTAI (mqg) (Tanggarong) | |
 |  | 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) | |
 |  | RIOW AND DEPENDENCIES | Residency of RIOW AND DEPENDENCIES (Tanjung Pinang) | Local: | Keresidann RIAU-LINGGA (zlm) + RIAU-shotō : リアウ諸島 (ja) (Tandjoeng Pinang) | |
 |  | 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) | |
