[Above: A Japanese Army officer behind a captured Chinese Panzer tank. The Germans had supplied the Chinese with military equipment and training before China's war with Japan.]
[Above: Japanese navy troops take a break after battle, Shanghai, 1937.]
[Above: Pilots of the 343 Kokutai looking over a map.]
[Above: A Japanese navy admiral adressing his troops in December, 1941.]
[Above: An amazing photo of a Japanese army officer showing a broken katana after heavy fighting in the city of Nanchang, China, 1939.]
[Above: Ace Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (January 27, 1920 – October 26, 1944), December 1941. Nishizawa may be the most successful Japanese fighter ace of the war, with 102 aerial victories at the time of his death.]
[Above: An army officer handing out ammunition during a field exercise on, Iwo Jima, January, 1945.]
[Above: A truck of the IJA 5th division passing by civilians, Indochina.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers and officers celebrate victory in Beijing, China.]
[Above: Japanese marines behind sandbags and supported by a tank.]
[Above: Somewhere in Malaysia.]
[Above: Japanese officers near the walls of Canton, China, December, 1938.]
[Above: An army soldier protecting a wounded comrade from American fire during the Guadalcanal campaign.]
[Above: Japanese marines gaze out at the battlefield during the battle of Wuhan, China, 1938.]
[Above: Japanese navy aircraft carrier fighter pilot with a Nambu pistol tucked in his belt.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers bathe while a nearby dog has some fun.]
[Above: A Japanese war dog in training, Shanghai, China, 1937.]
[Above: An extremely top secret flying dog... nope just a dog caught in mid-jump.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers feed through war dog.]
[Above: Navy ace Matsuo Hagiri with a puppy abandoned by retreating enemies in Rabaul, New Guinea, 1942.]
[Above: A Japanese soldier puts a message into a messenger dog's collar.]
[Above: A young Japanese soldier with his dog.]
[Above: Two soldiers gaze out at the enemy, China, 1937.]
[Above: A war dog in training, Japan, 1937.]
[Above: A war dog with his Japanese comrades in training, Hokkaido, Japan, 1941).]
[Above: A captured Chinese Panzer-Ia light tank during the battle of Nanking, China.]
[Above: A female radar operator, Tokyo, Japan, 1944.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers inspect the remains of a downed Allied aircraft, Malaysia.]
[Above: A Japanede naval trooper using a flamethrower during training on Tarawa Island.]
[Above: A soldier inspects his katana, Shanghai.]
[Above: A Japanese air force pilot wearing a face mask, China, 1938.]
[Above: Four comrades.]
[Above: Mechanized troops in Manchuria.]
[Above: A soldier and his pet bird.]
[Above: A Japanese army air force pilot looking cool in sun glasses, China, 1939.]
[Above: A Japanese army officer near the Mongolian border in 1939.]
[Above: Captain Okuyama in a parade with the Giretsu Special Forces unit.]
[Above: Navy ace Takeo Tanimizu with two monkey pets, 1942.]
[Above: A Japanese army infantryman reading a letter from home, Hong Kong, 1941.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers practice bull riding.]
[Above: A Japanese army tank crew carry the ashes of fallen comrades after the battle of Hong Kong, December, 1941.]
[Above: Japanese marines going bananas somewhere in the South Pacific, 1942.]
[Above: Japanese naval troops in battle.]
[Above: Japanese naval troops celebrate a victory, May 1945.]
[Above: Japanese army private 1st class holding a Mauser C96 pistol, Manchuria, 1939.]
[Above: Japanese navy pilots practice their fishing skills (ace Takeo Okumura is in the center).]
[Above: Japanese marines using axes and hammers during house-to-house fighting during the battle of Shanghai, 1937.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers pose for a group shot, China, 1940.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers interrogate a Chinese prisoner.]
[Above: Japanese naval soldier during the Battle of Shanghai, 1937.]
[Above: A Japanese officer with a captured Chinese weapon near the Great Wall, 1933.]
[Above: Japanese Kempeitai (Military Police Corps) somewhere in China 1937.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers celebrating the capture of a Chinese bunker, 1937.]
[Above: Ace Nobuji Negishi in 1945.]
[Above: During the Battle for Shanghai.]
[Above: A Japanese soldier guarding a Nissan Truck.]
[Above: A Japanese marine wearing a battle damaged helmet, Shanghai, 1937.]
[Above: Japanese army war veteran corporal Shimomura Tomekichi, killed in action in 1938.]
[Above: Japanese army officer posing beside a motorcycle, China, 1937.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers helping a wounded comrade.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers in winter gear, 1939.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers try to free a horse who has fallen in the mud after the conquest of Changsha, August, 1944.]
[Above: A Japanese officer eating chocolate after the battle of Wuhan, China, 1938.]
[Above: Japanese marines taking down a chinese flag, Wuhan, China, 1938.]
[Above: A Japanese army infantrymen armed with a Type 99 Light Machine Gun in the jungles of Guadalcanal, September, 1942.]
[Above: Japanese army officer of the 14th Division under general Matsuki in the outskirts of Shanghai, 1932.]
[Above: A lighthearted shot of Japanese soldiers.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers from the Kwantung army making Snowmen, Manchuria, 1938.]
[Above: Japanese army soldiers from a mechanized unit take a moment out to eat and drink, Hong Kong, 1941.]
[Above: Japanese navy ace Lt. Naoshi Kanno with other pilots of the 343 kokutai Squadron. Lt. Kanno destroyed 48 American planes, most of them Hellcat fighters.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers, Nanking.]
[Above: Japanese navy troops celebrating the fall of Shanghai, 1937.]
[Above: Japanese army troops in camp, Shanghai, 1937.]
Prisoners of War
[Above: Japanese soldiers play cards with a British soldier, Malaysia.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers from the Imperial Guard division talking with British POWs, Malaysia, 1942.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers share a cigarette with a British soldier, Malaysia, 1942.]
[Above: Japanese and British soldiers pose together for the camera, Malaysia, 1942.]
[Above: Japanese naval troops with captured Australian soldiers.]
[Above: Japanese troops meet with a British representative to carry out negotiations following Japan's capture of Singapore.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers with an American prisioner marching in the jungles of Bataan, 1942.]
[Above: A Japanese guard addressing American POWs in a prison camp in China, 1942.]
[Above: Japanese soldiers with Chinese prisoners.]
[Above: A Japanese soldier with hundreds of Chinese prisoners after the battle of West Henan on May 11, 1945.]
[Above: A Japanese soldiers interrogate a Chinese civilian.]
[Above: A Japanese officer interrogates Chinese POWs.]
Paratroopers
[Above: Japanese paratroopers.]
[Above: Japanese paratroopers.]
[Above: Japanese paratroopers.]
[Above: Japanese paratrooper carrying the ashes of comrade.]
[Above: A Japanese paratrooper moments after landing.]
[Above: Japanese paratroopers.]
[Above: Japanese paratroopers.]
[Above: Japanese paratroopers entering the transport plane.]
[Above: Japanese paratroopers inside the transport plane.]
[Above: JUMP!]
[Above: Separating the men from the boys.]
