TheImperial Japanese Army (Japanese ; 大日本帝国陸軍,Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun), also known as theIJA, was thearmy ofImperial Japan from 1868 to 1945.[1] The army was under the command ofEmperor Meiji from 1868-1912,Emperor Taishō from 1912-1926,Emperor Hirohito from 1926-1945, andHideki Tōjō from 1884-1948.
The IJA was started after theMeiji Restoration in 1868, replacing theSamurai. It was abolished at the end ofWorld War II in 1945.[2]
The army was involved in many Wars :Boshin War (1868-1869)Invasion Of Taiwan (1874)Shinpuren Rebellion (1876)Satsuma Rebellion (1877)First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)Invasion Of Taiwan (1895)Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901)Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)World War 1 (1914-1918)Siberian Intervention (1918-1922)Japanese Invasion Of Manchuria (1931)Soviet-Japanese Border Conflict (1932-1939)Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939)World War 2 (1941-1945) .
Article 9 of theConstitution of Japan prohibits the use of aggressive force as a means for settling international disputes.[3]
In order to defend Japan, if necessary, theJapan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) was formed.[4]
The ground-reach of JSDF is theJapan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).[5]
