The General Defense Command or General Defense Headquarters (Japanese, Boei Soshireibu), as part of the Imperial Japanese Army, was formed to control all units of the Japan Defense Army, located in Japan, and the Korean Army and the Formosa Army. It was created in 1941 and was responsible to the Emperor via the Imperial General Headquarters. There were four army districts in Japan: The Imperial Japanese Army (: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国陸軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was the official ground based armed force of Japan from 1867 to 1945 when it was Imperial Japan. ... His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito. ... The Imperial General Headquarters or Daihonei, as part of the Supreme War Council was the supreme command for Japanese military forces during the World War II era. ...

• Eastern Army - HQ in Tokyo and responsible for Northeast Honshū with the Guards Division (1) and three other divisions.
• Western Army - HQ in Fukuoka and responsible for Southwestern Honshū, Shikoku and the Ryūkyū Islands with four divisions.
• Northern Army - HQ in Sapporo and covered Hokkaidō and Northern Honshū with two divisions.
• Central Army - HQ in Osaka and responsible for central Honshū with four divisions.

Below these army districts were the divisional districts which were then divided into regiment districts which were responsible for the raising of recruits for the arms and services. Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... HonshÅ« (本州 Literally Main State) is the largest island of Japan, called the Mainland; it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait. ... This page is about Fukuoka, Fukuoka (福岡市), a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... Shikoku (四国, four provinces) is the smallest and least populous (4,141,955 as of 2005) of the four main islands of Japan. ... Location of Ryukyu Islands. ... Sapporo redirects here. ... Hokkaidō   (北海道, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo and Yesso, is the second largest island and largest prefecture of Japan. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ...

• Chosen Army - HQ in Keijo and responsible for Korea with two divisions
• Formosan Army - Hq in Taihoku and responsible for Formosa with three regimental areas.

(1) the Guards Divisional District Headquarters was located in Tokyo but it drew recruits form all over Japan. The Chosen Army of the Imperial Japanese Army was headquartered in Keijo (now Seoul), and was responsible for the garrison of and operations on the Korean Peninsula during the Period of Japanese Rule. ... Gyeongseong is the Korean form of Keijō (京城), the former Japanese name of Seoul used during the Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945). ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or ì¡°ì„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... Until 1945, the military of the Empire of Japan stationed significant forces — and recruited them — on Formosa. ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... This article is about the history, geography, and people of the island known as Taiwan. ...