imperial japanese army badge

Niitaka /新高製菓/ was a confectionery company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, under Japanese rule. It was founded by Mori Heitaro (November 23, 1869 - January 1946), a confectioner from Kitayama Village, Saga Prefecture (now Fuji Town, Saga City). Known for its Niitaka drops and banana caramel...

Post war badge issued to the graduates of the Academy, circa 1960s. Size 33 x 26 mm. Thickness 3 mm. Obverse 陸士 - Army Academy reverse 日本陸軍士官學校 - [Imperial] Japanese Army Academy 同學章 - Classmate/Fellow Student Badge Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

Paperweight https://asiamedals.info/threads/bullet-case-on-a-horseshoe-commemorative-paperweights.26592/. Imperial Japanese Navy Day commemorative badges and watch fobs https://asiamedals.info/threads/imperial-japan-navy-commemoration-day-badges-a-k-a-rising-sun-flag-badges.28623/. Size 23.6...

Width 30 mm. Thickness 1.9 mm. Weight 10 g. Obverse 皇戦 - Imperial Army reverse 武漢武装錬成競走大会参加賞 - Wuhan Armed Training Competition Participation Award

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 歴戰 = 歴戦 = Rekishō, in Japanese means "battle-tested," "experienced," or "veteran." It implies a person or entity that has been through many battles or trials, gaining a lot of experience in the process...

Reverse 自昭和十一年九月 - From September 1936 至同十二年十二月 - To December 1937 討匪参加記念 - Suppression of Bandits Participation Commemorative 本溪縣下 - In Benxi Manchu Autonomous County 海倫縣下 - In Hailun County 步兵第五十七聯隊第六中隊 - 57th Infantry Regiment, 6th Company

Army War College Graduation Badge https://asiamedals.info/forums/army-war-college-graduation-badges.640/. 1st variation. Obverse Japanese guards unit emblem reverse 近衛歩兵第一聯隊 - 1st Guards Infantry Regiment 在隊記念 - Military Service Commemorative

Very interesting "personalized" badge made after official proficiency badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-tank-and-armored-car-driver-soldiers-badges.27333/ Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Reverse 戰車 - Tank 第四大隊 - 4th Battalion 操縱徽章...

Interesting celluloid badge from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 奉讚會 - Praise/Support Association

Watch fobs of a similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/china-incident-commemorative-badges-and-watch-fobs.22957/page-4#post-345869 Obverse 雨降りしぶく鐵兜 - Raindrops on the Iron Helmet reverse 徳林討伐記念 - Tokurin Subjugation Commemorative Emblem of Independent Garrison Unit 2595 - 1935...

Size 29 mm. Obverse 馬術 - Equestrianism 優等 - Excellence 賞 - Award reverse 騎二旅團 = 騎兵第二旅團 - 2nd Cavalry Brigade

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-watch-fobs-in-commemoration-of-emperor-puyi-enthronement.11757/#post-343533. Obverse 武 - Martial Arts reverse 騎兵第四旅團 - 4th Cavalry Brigade 馬術競技會 - Equestrian Competition 選手章 - Team Member's Badge

Obverse 御親閲拜受記念 - Imperial Inspection Commemorative reverse 昭和六年十一月十八日 - November 18, 1931 佐賀縣 - Saga Prefecture 於熊本帯山練兵場 - At the Obiyama Military Training Ground in Kumamoto Marked 純 - pure for pure silver.

Size 40 х 31 mm. Obverse 朱占魁 - Zhu Zankui /according to the PRC Marshal Nie Rongzhen‘s memoirs Zhu Zankui who was tenth subdistrict commander of the central Hebei district, was captured by the Japanese army on November 27, 1941, in Dalige Village, Qingyuan County, Hebei Province for a year...

See https://asiamedals.info/threads/1932-hiroshima-exibition-in-commemoration-of-50th-anniversary-of-the-imperial-rescript-to-soldier-and-sailors-watch-fob.25134/ Between the star rays at obverse five virtues of a soldier. Loyalty. The soldier should consider loyalty his essential duty...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1925-divisional-cavalry-competition-14th-division-watch-fob-1925.26991/ Size 30.8 x 27.36 mm. Obverse 賞 - Award reverse 昭和十年二月 - February 1930 第十四師團馬術大會 - 14th Division Equestrian Competition/Tournament

Size 24 mm. Reverse 未入営補充兵 - Non-Enlisted Replacement Soldier 軍隊宿泊教育之章 - Military (Quartering) Training Badge Replacement military service is a type of military service to make up for vacancies in active service. Reservists provided training for those who had not yet enlisted during...

Obverse Independent Garrison Unit emblem 忠勇 - Loyalty and Bravery reverse 上級司令部 - Higher Headquarters 中支那派遣軍 - Central China Expeditionary Army 宮島部隊 - Miyajima Unit

Obverse 東軍 - Eastern Army /Eastern District Army (東部軍, Tōbugun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for the defense of the Kantō region and northern Honshū during the Pacific War. It was one of the regional commands in the Japanese home islands reporting to the General...

At the end of November 1925, Fengjun general Guo Songling led his troops back to Shenyang from Shanhaiguan in an attempt to overthrow Zhang Zuolin's rule in the three eastern provinces. One month later, Guo's army was defeated in the Liaohe River and Guo was killed. Commentators mostly attribute...