Japanese-occupied Java ジャワ (Jawa) | |||||||||||||
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1942–1945 | |||||||||||||
Motto: 八紘一宇 (Hakkō Ichiu) ("Eight Crown Cords, One Roof") | |||||||||||||
Anthem: 君が代 (Kimigayo) ("His Imperial Majesty's Reign") | |||||||||||||
![]() World War map of Java, 1943 | |||||||||||||
Status | Military occupation by the Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||
Capital and largest city | Special Municipality of Jakarta (ジャカルタ特別市 Jakaruta tokubetsu-shi) | ||||||||||||
Common languages | |||||||||||||
Government | Military administration | ||||||||||||
Emperor | |||||||||||||
• 1942–1945 | Hirohito | ||||||||||||
Army Commander (Gunshireikan) | |||||||||||||
• 1942 | Hitoshi Imamura | ||||||||||||
• 1942–1945 | Kumakichi Harada | ||||||||||||
• 1945 | Yuichiro Nagano | ||||||||||||
Legislature | Java Central Advisory Council (1943–1945) | ||||||||||||
Historical era | World War II, Dutch East Indies Campaign | ||||||||||||
28 February – 12 March 1942 | |||||||||||||
1 March 1942 | |||||||||||||
• Saketi–Bayah railway opened | 1 April 1944 | ||||||||||||
14 Feberuary 1945 | |||||||||||||
15 August 1945 | |||||||||||||
17 August 1945 | |||||||||||||
Currency | Netherlands Indian roepiah | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Indonesia |
Japanese occupation of Java spanned from 12 March 1942 to 15 August 1945.