Talk:Empire of Japan

message: Could someone please explain the difference between these?
There doesn't seem to be a real difference between them other than a very slight color variation, and one is slightly taller than the other. I'm wondering why we have or even need both. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 22:48, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears the red sun is slightly larger as well.~ (The Rebel At) ~ 22:57, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that's becauuse the white field is slightly larger, too. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 23:10, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I really don't think we need this "variant". —Nightstallion (?) 21:42, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Empire of Japan's flag sun disk is larger, and the shade of red is duller. It's needed to avoid confusion with the Empire of Japan and modern-day Japan. Illegitimate Barrister (talk) 18:30, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

text: That's the ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 21:21, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Is it a common misconception? Benjamin (talk) 21:22, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Somewhat. Since most of what American's dealt with was the IJN, that's the one most commonly seen. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 21:25, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I've also noticed that's how Polandball depicts the Empire. I, for one, was surprised not to see the flag. Benjamin (talk) 21:33, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Flag

message: I changed the first sentence from "" to "". because the official name of Imperial Japan was "the Empire of Japan" not "the Empire of Great Japan" although my edit summary erroneously stated "There is no official English name.". See , , ,and .　Interestingly the name was used in the "Treaty of peace and amity between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan" in 1854 before the Meiji period.  ―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 11:37, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the correction, cheers. Illegitimate Barrister (talk) 05:03, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: ―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 21:41, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

text: Imperial Japan was founded, de jure, after the 1889 signing of Constitution of the Empire of Japan. Dai or Great or Greater was used in Japanese only. The official name in English was the Empire of Japan by Constitution of the Empire of Japan in 1889. --Canendo (talk) 07:18, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Official English name 

message: Just for reference. Google book search:
*"Empire of Great Japan": 129
*"Greater Japanese Empire": 279
::―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 21:41, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Imperial Japan was founded, de jure, after the 1889 signing of Constitution of the Empire of Japan. Dai or Great or Greater was used in Japanese only. The official name in English was the Empire of Japan by Constitution of the Empire of Japan in 1889. --Canendo (talk) 07:18, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: "Empire of Great Japan" or "Greater Japanese Empire"

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message: Propose to change predecessors and successors to only the ones that precede and succeed Japan, not all occupied/colonized territory. This article is about the country "Empire of Japan", the colonial empire is in this article: Japanese colonial empire. Note also that Korea and Taiwan were separate colonies ruled by their own colonial governor-generals and not simply as another province of Japan, as some seem to believe. So they should also not be part of the predecessors to "mainland Japan" either (and their colonial currencies not listed here either? Unless it was accepted in Japan as well). No other colonial power has their occupied territory listed as predecessors/successors in this way on the article of the "main country" and these areas were not part of "main" Japan, which this article (and more to the point, infobox) is about. --Havsjö (talk) 12:12, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Korea (after 1910) and Taiwan (after being ceded by China) were annexed, not merely colonised, and were thus integral parts of the Empire of Japan along with South Sakhalin or Karafuto, as explained at Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. This article is about the Empire of Japan, not the simple "Japanese archipelago". And they are not like Manchukuo or Mengjiang in which the Japanese wanted to treat like independent states. Fortunatestars (talk) 16:29, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: South Sakhalin was a prefecture of "mainland" Japan. Korea and Taiwan were colonies with colonial governments, unlike South Sakhalin. Some image caption on Wikipedia does not change this fact. Whether they should be removed in regards to predecessors/successors as all the occupied territories should or not may be another issue, but that they were parts/regions of Japan and not separately administered colonies is just incorrect. This article is about the country called "Empire of Japan", yes, but all the colonies of the "French Empire" or "German Empire" are not listed as predecessors in their articles. All these countries have separate articles for their respective colonial empires and Japans infobox is very bloated with dubious inclusions. That they were more integral parts of the Empire compared to the puppet-states of the Co-Prosperity Sphere is also irrelevant to if they were colonies or prefectures (aka part of) of Japan. --Havsjö (talk) 17:47, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: It doesn't matter how they were governed, it does not change the fact that Korea was annexed (after the treaty in 1910) and Taiwan was ceded by China (after the war of 1895), not merely colonized. The map under "Colonialism" of Japanese people specifically singles out Korea and Taiwan, and internment of Japanese Americans also mentioned "Korean Americans and Taiwanese were also included, since the Japanese Empire included Korea and Taiwan." List of Japanese Nobel laureates mentions Taiwanese and Koreans because they were considered Japanese during the time period. Koreans and Taiwanese were automatically considered Japanese citizens, Vietnamese, Indonesians, Filipinos, etc. were not. Koreans and Taiwanese served in the Kwantung Army, and Vietnamese, Indonesians, Filipino, and etc did not. Koreans and Taiwanese served as high-ranking personnel in the Japanese military, and Vietnamese, Indonesians, Filipinos, and etc did not. There were Korean and Taiwanese prison guards, no Vietnamese, Indonesians, Filipinos, etc. Japanese propaganda claimed they wanted to eventually give the Philippines, Indonesia, and etc independence, not so for Korea and Taiwan which were to be part of, or forever tied to Japan. They forced Koreans and Taiwanese to take up the Japanese names, culture, etc. They planted cherry blossoms all over Korea, but not Vietnam or other places. Yasukuni Shrine specifically singles out Taiwanese and Koreans as serving the Japanese emperor. This article is about the territory of the Empire of Japan and not the "Japanese archipelago". Fortunatestars (talk) 16:44, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, it basically "only" matters how they were governed. Ofc the people of these colonized areas are considered the people of the Japanese Empire. Libyans also got Italian citizenship late in the colonization of that country by Italy and other peoples in other colonies are usually considered subjects of this or that empire. So that Taiwanese/Koreans are grouped as subjects/people of the Empire, serving in the Japanese military, and their lands Japanified is not surprising. However, this still does not change that why they were separately governed, overseas colonies. Part of the Japanese (colonial) Empire. They were not governed as, or part of, "mainland" Japan, which this article is about. Vietnam, Indonesia etc which you mention were also never colonies of Japan, only militarily occupied during WW2, so of course they would not be considered Japanese subjects or have their countries be more and more integrated into Japan like Korea/Taiwan did... Also to note, as discussed below, these regions were also gained after and lost before the beginning/end of the Empire of Japan... --Havsjö (talk) 19:08, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

text: Italian Libya is a good example, actually. A territory annexed from the Ottoman Empire by Italy. Then colonized and "Italianised", with Italian settlers moving there as well. This was now Italian, yes. But this is still a separately governed colony, headed by colonial Governor-General. That this "belongs to Italy" or that Libyans are considered Italian subjects (later even citizens) and be grouped together with Italians (as opposed to occupied Greeks during WW2...) due to being part of that empire, does not mean Libya is "part of" mainland Italy like a region such as Tuscany or Sicily. (Italy did later make northern Libya a true "part of" Italy, though, but oh well). This is very analogous to Korea/Taiwan and Japan, they were "integral parts" of the Empire vis-a-vis the puppets in the Sphere and were on their way to be thoroughly Japanified (and eventually integrated as actual "parts of" mainland Japan, im pretty sure...), but they were still separately ran colonies during their existence. --Havsjö (talk) 19:23, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

text: Regards Cinderella157 (talk) 06:57, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Also notified on my TP, and agree with Cinderella157. Packing so many details into the infobox defeats the purpose of the infobox as an at-a-glance presentation of the salient details, per MOS:LEAD. IMO the preceding and succeeding entities identified by Cinderella157 are all that is needed for the infobox. Factotem (talk) 10:27, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  What I changed to before being asked to start this talk discussion was Tokugawa Shogunate, the Ryukyu Kingdom and the Russian Empire (South Sakhalin). Since they are what preceded "mainland" Japan at different points. With Occupied Japan, US occupation of Ryukyu and Sakhalin Oblast being the successors. The other things listed are extraterritorial colonies/occupied area and often, as you mentioned, relinquished before the end of the Empire in 1947. What do you think of these 3 predecessors/successors? --Havsjö (talk) 10:32, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: When it comes to infoboxes, I check to see if information there receives significant coverage in the main body of the article. A search in the article for "Ryukyu" gives only three results, two of which are in the infobox. This suggests to me that it is not significant enough to warrant the emphasis it currently receives in the infobox. The same principle can be applied to the other entities you mention. Factotem (talk) 10:46, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The Ryukyu Kingdom was subsumed into the empire subsequent to the start of the imperial period. Both it and South Shakalin were divested from the empire (at least in pragmatic terms) prior to the end of it.  As to whether the issue is a matter of what is key or what is pedantic, there is merit in the opinion of Factotem. Regarding South Shakalin, there is a lot of nuance to its history and status and an infobox is never a good place for nuance (IMO).  However, it appears to have been part of the empire from the start and for some considerable time prior. At the end, it did not become a new entity that succeeded the empire but was subsumed by the Soviets. Regards, Cinderella157 (talk) 00:58, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  Interesting points, but does this mean that we can all agree on a trim down to simply Tokugawa Shogunate and Occupied Japan now then? --Havsjö (talk) 11:51, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: In the absence of any case made for others to be included, one that is supported by significant coverage in the main body, yes, I would agree. Factotem (talk) 12:15, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: For my part, I agree with Factotem. , would you consent to this? Regards, Cinderella157 (talk) 00:02, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with Cinderella157 and Factotem. Hard to argue with the points Cinderella brought up, which renders the above conversation I'm having moot. Fortunatestars (talk) 00:33, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Predecessors and Successors  

message: Hi, the ISO code in the infobox is an anachronism. Codes were assigned well after the existence of the subject.  The problem is that I can't see where to remove it.  Regards, Cinderella157 (talk) 10:12, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately I am pretty sure this is part of the infobox former country template. Template:Infobox country, you can probably lobby for its removal from the template itself here, which I would support. --Havsjö (talk) 15:59, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: nvm(?) I removed it by removing the "common name = Japan" parameter, which linked it to modern Japan. --Havsjö (talk) 16:00, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  ISO code in infobox 

message: Hello. About the Japanese notation of the Empire of Japan. I am Japanese. The character "大日本帝國" is a font called "old font" and is not commonly used at present. At present, it is often written as "大日本帝国". 
As I mentioned earlier, I am a Japanese user and do not know much about the English version. Therefore, please let us know if you can replace it with "大日本帝国". --雪津風明石 (talk) 09:04, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Regards, Cinderella157 (talk) 23:30, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you very much for editing.--雪津風明石 (talk) 03:43, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  About Japanese notation 

message: Per this edit by , substantial changes to the infobox have been made. For the most part, the edit adds many flag icons that were removed following consensus in a recent discussion.  Some of the other parts of the edit have also been challenged already.  My initial instinct is to revert the edit to that version which precedes it. Any parts achieving consensus might then be added on an individual basis. Comments please. Regards, Cinderella157 (talk) 04:54, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Manually reverted. Cinderella157 (talk) 10:05, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent infobox edit 

message: Was Hakko Ichiu really used officially since 1926, as the infobox claims? Even though the slogan has been used throughout japanese history, appearing as early as the Nihon Shoki, AFAIK it did not become official until 1940, as stated in this source, for example (https://web.archive.org/web/20131111112821/http://jonckheeref.com/html/jonckheere_hakko_ichiu_eng.html)
KnightofFaerië (talk) 22:20, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The article on Hakko Ichiu calls it a political slogan.  A political slogan is not a motto in the context of what should be placed in the infobox.  Its status as an official "motto" is not verified and it shoulf be struck from the infobox?  Cinderella157 (talk) 00:56, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Concerning Hakko Ichiu as a motto 

message: The map shows New Caledonia and the New Hebrides (= modern Vanuatu) as part of Japanese territory in 1942. This is incorrect; the Japanese never held these islands. The Japanese advance in this direction was stopped in the Solomons, by the Allied counterattack at Guadalcanal. MayerG (talk) 02:10, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know how to fix this but I just left a note at commons requesting this correction.  Regards, Cinderella157 (talk) 23:51, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

text: Do you have a source? CheeseInTea (talk) 15:49, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map is incorrect: expansion never reached the New Hebrides or New Caledonia. 

message: I don't think it is a good idea to add the "theocratic" specifier to the Government section of the page's infobox without citing any source. 
It just doesn't exactly feel right. Might as well just remove it.
Vulcan300GO TO GULAG CYKA 03:29, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I did a search on the text of the article and it is not identified therein.  I agree with you to the extent that it is not supported by the body of the article.  Regards, Cinderella157 (talk) 07:54, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  No, the Empire of Japan was NOT theocratic 

message: the map is wrong, japan never held Thailand, i do not know how to change it 2001:1C00:B18:6A00:8188:FF50:FB1:536B (talk) 22:49, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  map of japan 

message: The territories Japan controlled during World War II were administered by the military, not incorporated into the empire, similar to the Nazi Germany not annexing all of the territories they controlled into the Reich during World War II. 14.231.171.203 (talk) 01:11, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: We need to completely change the way the map is interpreted. 14.231.171.203 (talk) 01:15, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't agree that this entry needs to completely change the way it defines the notion of empire, but you do raise a good point. I do think that more nuance could be imparted in this entry's articulation of the definition and extent of the Empire of Japan. 45.42.9.215 (talk) 06:25, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "The Empire of Japan at its peak in 1942"???!!!... 

message: Hello, The flag “Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg” was used from 1938 tō 1945, I have researched on the flag that it has been used of those time periods. This is extremely historically accurate and I also want tō point out that the rising Sun flag is a Militarist thing.
-From "Unknown"
-Tō Wikipedia Corporation - (Wikipedia Kabushikigaisha) 2600:4040:A1C8:B300:8DF5:6119:DC51:1FF6 (talk) 19:26, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The naval ensign is just that, a naval ensign, and not the national flag. This article uses the national flag, just like every other country and former country article on the site. Loafiewa (talk) 19:29, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical Flags of Japan 🇯🇵 

message: In the leading section of the article, change  (a hyphen after the ) to  (an en dash) per MOS:PREFIXDASH. 2602:FC24:13:1:E4F7:9065:0:1 (talk) 08:18, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Cinderella157 (talk) 09:01, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2023 

message: I request for the Category:Former empires to be added to the External Links. 95.147.63.116 (talk) 19:48, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: we already have the specific category "Former empires in Asia". M.Bitton (talk) 21:30, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 26 September 2023 

message: Can you place with  that fully-utilized Japanese translations are long as they hurt the readability of the lead paragraph; these should also be placed in a footnote. 2001:4452:1A3:5600:117A:7B5B:1A09:B415 (talk) 05:32, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: As these are reproduced in the infobox, IMHO removing them from the first sentence would make it more readable without compromising information. Thought from others please? Cinderella157 (talk) 06:12, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Per MOS:LEADCLUTTER, Unlike they put footnotes in foreign translations for 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, Soviet Union, and others, as well as in Japanese video games. 2001:4452:1A3:5600:117A:7B5B:1A09:B415 (talk) 06:23, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

text: Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the  template. Shadow311 (talk) 19:42, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2023 

message: This article defines the Japanese empire as a "nation-state". This is contradicted by Wikipedia's own articles, in several places. For example:
Empire#Definition: "A nation-state may be contrasted with: An empire, a political unit made up of several territories and peoples, typically established through conquest ..."
Nation State: "Scholars distinguish empires from nation-states ......"
Empire#Empire_versus_nation_state
etc
Karpouzi (talk) 10:40, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Empire vs Nation-State 

message: I request for the Category:Military dictatorships to be added to the External Links. 31.124.97.149 (talk) 10:04, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The category is not supported by the content of the article. Additionally, the article subject is not broadly considered by reliable sources to have been a military dictatorship. - Rotary Engine talk 13:47, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 January 2024 

message: We had these details
under a semi-absolute monarchy (1890–1905, 1926–1931)
under a liberal democracy (1905–1926)
under a Tōseiha military dictatorship
(1931–1940)
under a Shōwa Statist one-party totalitarian military dictatorship
(1940–1945)
under a liberal democracy and military occupation
(1945–1947)
and now they are deleted, Can I edit this page and return them? 44naytions (talk) 05:20, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: These were removed because they were not supported by reliable sources. Some of the details directly contradict mainstream scholarship on the article subject. - Rotary Engine talk 05:29, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 15 February 2024 

message: Fellow Editors, The section, Early Shōwa (1926–1930), contains a large amount of content for which there are no citations. This includes some of the stronger claims about the article subject during this period; many of which do not align with mainstream scholarship. Rotary Engine talk 23:56, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations needed section: Early Shōwa (1926–1930) 

message: In the infobox, the bigger map:
"Areas de facto controlled by Japan and its army at peak in World War II (1942)"
I suggest to change "its army" to "its military", because though it was of course the Imperial Japanese Army that did most of the occupying of the three branches, people usually say 'military occupation" or "military government" rather than "army occupation" 2A02:C7E:3188:4C00:E8D1:4DDD:E729:728C (talk) 22:25, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: On that note maybe "at peak" should be "at ITS peak" (without capitals) instead? 2A02:C7E:3188:4C00:E8D1:4DDD:E729:728C (talk) 22:26, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 9 May 2024 

message: — Assignment last updated by Makkyno (talk) 18:21, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Comparative Management Seminar

message: Change st sentence ein summary to when it lost to as Japan is today. 64.189.18.34 (talk) 16:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Please make your edit requests in a clear Change X to Y format. Loafiewa (talk) 16:45, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 30 May 2024