Empire of Japan

大日本帝國 (Dai Nippon Teikoku) or the Japanese Empire/Empire of Japan/Imperial Japan or simply just Japan is a state in Frontlines: Pacific that uses the parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy system of government on paper located in Asia. The head of state of Japan is a hereditary elected emperor from the Yamato dynastyImperial House of Japan - Wikipedia.
==Japan in Frontlines: Pacific==
In the game Japan invaded the United States colony of the Philippines causing the events seen in Intramuros, Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Pier 7 and Fort Drum. Japanese troops are also seen defending the Makin Atoll and Peleliu island from the same enemy.
==National military of Japan==
The Imperial Japanese Army is the land service branch of the Imperial Japanese military, it is the first centralized and national military force created to serve the state of Japan itself modeled after western armies.Japan's Imperial Army: Its Rise and Fall, 1853-1945 - Edward J. Drea, University Press of Kansas, 2009
The Imperial Japanese Navy is the maritime service branch of the Imperial Japanese military, created to centralized and nationalized naval power of Japan.
Although the Imperial military is a centralized force the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy are often seen as rivals that often clashed and bicker against each other limiting their effectiveness on the battlefield.Fire In The Sky: The Air War In The South Pacific - Eric M Bergerud, Basic Books, 2000
==Japanese made military equipment==
In the game, depictions of Japanese weapons and vehicles are less numerous than its American counterpart however, many Japanese military uniforms and its many variants are in the game as cosmetics. 
==Gallery==
File:Japan flag.png|Japanese faction symbol
File:Japan faction symbol objective example.png|Japanese spawn icon
File:Old_Japan_Flag.png|Old removed Empire of Japan icon
==Reference list==
Category:Factions
Category:Empire of Japan