French Indochina
[[French Indochina]] was [[Invasion of French Indochina|invaded by Japan]] in September 1940, although for [[French Indochina in World War II|most of the war the colony remained]] under nominal Vichy control. On 9 March 1945, the Japanese [[Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina|launched a coup]] and took full control of [[Indochina]] by the beginning of May.