Imperial Japanese Armed Forces
| Imperial Japanese Armed Force (IJAF) | |
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| 日本軍 | |
.svg.png.webp) The ensign of the Imperial Japanese Army | |
 Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| Founded | 3 January 1868 |
| Disbanded | 1947 |
| Service branches | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Headquarters | Imperial General Headquarters |
| Leadership | |
| Emperor of Japan | Meiji Taisho Hirohito |
| Manpower | |
| Conscription | 18-35 |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Japan |
| Ranks | Army ranks Navy ranks |
Imperial Japanese Armed Forces was the armed forces of the Japanese Empire. It existed throughout the Empire's duration from the Meiji Restoration in 1868[1] through World War II until the signing of the Constitution of Japan in 1947.[2]
It included the:
The air forces were divided into the Army Air Service and the Navy Air Service.
References
- "One can date the 'restoration' of imperial rule from the edict of 3 January 1868." Jansen, Marius B. (2000). The Making of Modern Japan. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p. 334.
- "Chronological table 5 1 December 1946 - 23 June 1947". National Diet Library. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
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