Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan

Imperial Armed Forces
	日本の国軍
	The ensign of the Imperial Japanese Army
	Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Founded	3 January 1868
Disbanded	1947
Service branches	Imperial Japanese Army; ∟ Army Air Service; Imperial Japanese Navy; ∟ Navy Air Service; ∟ Navy Land Forces;
Headquarters	Imperial General Headquarters
Leadership
Emperor of Japan	Meiji; Taisho; Hirohito
Manpower
Conscription	3 years
Related articles
History	Military history of Japan
Ranks	Army ranks; Navy ranks

The Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan during that Empire's existence from the Meiji Restoration in 1868[1] through World War II until the signing of the Constitution of Japan (1868–1947)[2] included 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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