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1945-AUG-10


Great Empire of JAPAN
(Tokyo an + Nikko r + Kyoto r + Hakone s + Nasu s + Numazu s + Hayama w)

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 an + Nikko r + Kyoto r + Hakone s + Nasu s + Numazu s + Hayama w
(Tōkyō + Nikkō + Kyōto + Hakone + Nasu + 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

Mainland:


JAPAN Home Islands of the Greater Empire of JAPAN  (Tokyo + Nikko + Kyoto + Hayama + Hakone + Nasu + Numazu )

7 Divisions:

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)



22 Territories:

ANATAHAN ANATAHAN Island  (Anatahan)Local: ANATAHAN Island (en) + ANATAHAN-shima : アナタハン島 (ja)  (Anatahan)
CHOSEN Japanese Government-General of KOREA  (Seoul a)Local: CHŎSEN-Sōtoku : 朝鮮総督 (ja)  (Keijō)
COCHINCHINA Territory of COCHIN-CHINA [Japanese Occupation]  (Saigon)Local: KOCHISHINA Jun-Shū : コチンチナ準州 (ja) + Khu NAM Kỳ (vi)  (Saïgon)
DAITO ISLANDS DAITO ISLANDS Archipelago  (Minamidaito + Kitadaito)Local: DAITŌ-shotō : 大東諸島 (ja)  (Minamidaitō-Son + Kitadaitō-Son)
HAINAN HAINAN Administrative Committee  (Sanya)Local: KAINAN-tō : 海南島 (ja) + HAI-NAN Tao : 海南島 (zh)  (Samah)
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)
INDONESIA Government-General of INDONESIA [Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Indonesian Independence : BPUPKI]  (Jakarta)Local: Dokuritsu Junbi Chōsakai – INDONESHIA Sōtoku : 独立準備調査会 – インドネシア総督 (ja) + Badan Penyelidik Usaha-usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia : BPUPKI – Pemerintah-Jenderal INDONESIA (id)  (Jakaruta)
JAPANESE KHARBIN Japanese Concession of KHARBIN  (Kharbin Japanese Concession)Local: HARUBIN-no Sokai : ハルビンの 租界 (ja)  (Harubin)
JAPANESE TIENTSIN TIENTSIN Japanese Concession  (Amatsu)Local: AMATSU-no Sokai : 天津の 租界 (ja)  (Amatsu)
KARAFUTO KARAFUTO Prefecture [South Sakhalin Region]  (Toyohara)Local: KARAFUTO-chō : 樺太庁 (ja)  (Toyohara)
NAURU Japanese Military Territory of NAURU  (Makwa)Local: NAURU Shima : ナウル島 (ja)  (Makuwa)
NEW GUINEA ISLANDS Japanese Occupied Territory of NEW GUINEA ISLANDS  (Rabaul)Local: NIYUGINIA SHIMA no Ryodo : ニューギニア島の領土 (ja)  (Rabauru)
NEW MALAYA Federation of Malaya and Singapore : NEW MALAYA [Japanese Occupation]  (Kuala Lumpur a)Local: Negeri-Negeri Melayu Singapura Bersekutu : MALAI BARU – نڬري٢ ملايو برسكوتو سيڠاڤورا (ms) + Maraya to Shonan Renmei : Ni-Tsu Uranai-ba MARAI – マラヤ と 湘南 連盟 : 日占馬來亞 : マライ (ja)  (Kuara Runpuru)
NORTH CHINA NORTH CHINA Political Affairs Commission  (Peking)Local: Kita Chūgoku Seifu Iinkai : KAHOKU – 北中国政府委員会 (ja) + HUA-PEI Cheng-Wu Wei-Yuan Huei : 華北政務委員会 (zh)  (Pei-Ching)
NORTHERN BORNEO Military Territory of NORTHERN BORNEO  (Elopura)Local: BORUNEO KITA Gunji Iki : 軍のテリトリー (ja)  (Elopura)
OCCUPIED CHINA Japanese Occupied Territories in CHINA  (Nanking)Local: CHIYUUGOKU Niokeru Nipon-no Senriyouchi : 中国における日本の占領地 (ja)  (Nan-Ching)
OCEAN ISLAND District of OCEAN ISLAND [Japanese Occupation]  (Tabiang)Local: ŌSHAN SHIMA Chiku : オーシャン島 地区 (ja)  (Tabiang)
PEKING LEGATION QUARTER PEKING LEGATION Quarter [Chinese Control]  (Peking Legation Quarter)Local: TUNG CHIAO MIN Hsiang : 東交民巷 (zh)  (Tung Chiao-Min Hsiang)
TAIWAN Government-General of TAIWAN [Colonial Government of Formosa]  (Taipeh)Local: TAIWAN Sōtoku : Taiwan Kōminka Undō – 臺灣總 (ja)  (Taihoku)
TIMOR TIMOR Autonomous District [Japanese Occupation]  (Dilly)Local: TEIMŌRU Chiku : ティモール地区 (ja) + Distrito autônomo de TIMOR (pt)  (Díli)
WAKE ISLAND Japanese Occupied Territory of WAKE ISLAND  (Wake Island)Local: Nihon OOTORI SHIMA : おおとりしま (ja)  (Otori Jima)

1 Condominium:

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)


Dependent Protectorates:

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)
KOOTI KOOTI Kingdom  (Tanggarong)Local: KUTAI Ōkoku : クタイ王国 (ja) + Kasultanan KUTAI (vkt) + Kasultanan KUTAI (mqg)  (Tanggarong)
KUCHING Provincial State of KUCHING  (Kuching)Local: KUCHINGA-Shu : クチンガ州 (ja)  (Kuchinga)
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)
MIRI Provincial State of MIRI  (Miri)Local: MIRI-Shu : ミリ州 (ja)  (Miri)
RIOW ARCHIPELAGO Residency of RIOW ARCHIPELAGO  (Tanjung Pinang)Local: Keresidann KEPULAUAN RIAU : كڤولاوان رياو (zlm) + RIAU-shotō : リアウ諸島 (ja)  (Tandjoengpinang)
SEIKAI Provincial State of SEIKAI [Governorate of the West Coast Territory]  (Api-Api)Local: SEIKAI-Shu : 西海州 (ja)  (Api)
SIBU Provincial State of SIBU  (Sibu)Local: SHIBU-Shu : シブ州 (ja)  (Shibu)
TOKAI Provincial State of TOKAI [Governorate of the East Coast Territory]  (Elopura)Local: TOKAI-Shu : 東海州 (ja)  (Elopura)

6 Assisted Countries

CAMBODIA Independent Kingdom of Cambodia : KOC  (Phnom Penh a) King Norodom Sihanouk
INNER MONGOLIA MONGOLIAN Autonomous Federation [Inner Mongolia Federation]  (Kalgan) Prince Teh Demchuk-Dongrup
LAOS Kingdom of LAOS [Japanese Occupation]  (Vientiane a + Luangphrabang y) King Sisavang Vong
MANCHURIA Great Empire of Manchuria : MANCHUKUO  (Tunghwa a + Hsinking b) Emperor Kang-Teh Pu-Yi
THAILAND Kingdom of THAILAND [Regency]  (Bangkok) King Rama VIII Ananda Mahidol
VIETNAM Empire of VIETNAM [General Commission of Indochina : CGI]  (Hanoi a + Hue r + Saigon n) Emperor Bao Dai






2 Governments or Movements in Exile

FREE INDIA Provisional Government of FREE INDIA [Indian National Army : INA]  (Rangoon Area) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
NEW PHILIPPINES Second Republic of the PHILIPPINES  (Nara + Tokyo) President Jose Laurel



19 International Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)


AIR SPORTS World Air Sports Federation : WASF  (Lausanne)
AUTOMOBILE International Association of Recognized Automobile Clubs : IARAC  (Paris)
AXIS POWERS Axis Countries : AXIS PACT  (Tokyo)
CENTRAL BANK Bank for International Settlements : BIS  (Basle)
FIFA Federation of International Football Association : FIFA  (Zuerich)
GREATER EAST ASIA GREATER EAST ASIA Conference  (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)
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)



Note: REF*000188


Other Territories or Entities within the 2026's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

OKINAWA United States Military Governorate of OKINAWA  (Naha)
OKINOTORI ISLANDS OKINOTORI ISLANDS Territory [American Occupation]  (Okinotorishima)
VOLCANO ISLANDS United States Occupation of IWO JIMA in the Volcano Islands  (Iwo Jima)

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