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Parade uniform of Japanese military attaché, Major General Onodera Makoto, 1930s. Resembling the Imperial German Army M1842/M1856 dunkelblau uniform, the Meiji 19 1886 version tunic was the dark blue, single-breasted, had a low standing collar and no pockets.
The June 26, 1886, edict 9 of the Ministry of the Imperial Household established regular and court uniforms for the Imperial Guard. These uniforms were based on those of officers in the British Army. [1]: 201 Diagrams for Imperial Guard uniforms from the June 26, 1886, Ministry of the Imperial Household edict
The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, Insignia & Organisation. Leicester: Silverdale books. ISBN 1-85605-603-1. Nakanishi, Ritta (2001). Japanese Military Uniforms 1841-1929. Dainippon Kaiga Co., Ltd. ISBN 978-4499227377
Comparative military ranks of World War II; List of equipment used in World War II; Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms; United States Army Uniform in World War II; Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943; Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955
Kokumin-fuku. The kokumin-fuku (国民服, lit. ' national uniform ') was the European-style men's civil uniform introduced in Japan in 1940 during World War II. [1] [2] A similar-looking uniform was earlier introduced in Manchuria and was known as kyowa-fuku (協和服) or kai-fuku (会服).
By 1942, the Japanese Empire had launched offensives in Dutch East Indies, New Guinea, Singapore, Burma, Yunnan and India, the Solomons, Timor, Aleutian Islands, Christmas Island and the Andaman Islands. By the time World War II was in full swing, Japan had the most interest in using biological warfare. Japan's Air Force dropped massive amounts ...
Prior to the general adoption of khaki by the Japanese Army during the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), an all-white linen uniform had been worn in hot weather. The Infantry of the Imperial Guard wore a dark blue uniform with white leggings for both parade and service wear until 1905. It was distinguished from that of the line infantry by a ...
Japanese ranks and insignia during World War II are listed on the following pages: Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army; Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy