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The Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army were the rank insignia of the Imperial Japanese Army, used from its creation in 1868, until its dissolution in 1945 following the Surrender of Japan in World War II. The officer rank names were used for both the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy, the only distinction being the placement of ...
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
Detachments were particular military formations of the Imperial Japanese Army. Similar to German Kampfgruppen , these detachments were usually a force of infantry, artillery, armor, and other support units which were temporarily assigned for independent action and had a special mission.
Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK, Japanese: 大日本武徳会, English: "Greater Japan Martial Virtue Society") was the largest martial arts organization in Japan with strong ties to WWII-era Japanese government, originally established in 1895 in Kyoto and had the biggest influence on Budo in modern Japan.
Overview of Imperial Japanese Army weapons and armaments in World War II; Army of the Land of the Rising Sun 100 years ago. Part 1. Leap from the Middle Ages into the XX century (in Russian) (part 1 of 4) Japanese war posters; The PBS program Victory in the Pacific Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
The 1871–1945 Japanese military and naval ranks were phased out after World War II. The Self-Defence Force breaks away from the Sino-centric tradition of non-branch-specified ranks; each JSDF rank with respect to each service carries a distinct Japanese title, although equivalent titles in different branches are still similar, differing only ...
Articles on the various personal titles, rank, ranking systems, and related terms and concepts in Japanese martial arts. See also, Japanese titles . Pages in category "Titles and rank in Japanese martial arts"
Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981; United States War Department (1991) [1944]. Handbook on Japanese Military Forces. Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-2013-8. The Japanese Mutumi troop encyclopedia 陸 軍 編