Superior Private (Jōtōhei) Urashiro Genzō of the Imperial Japanese Army mounted on horseback and wielding a Type 32 1899 pattern cavalry sabre, which was mass-produced and issued specifically to cavalrymen and non-commissioned officers. The "27" clearly visible on his standing collar identifies him as a member of the 27th Cavalry Regiment, a unit established in 1916 and assigned to the 19th Division garrisoned in Ranan, Korea. Given the regiment's operational history, which included deployments during the Siberian Intervention in 1918 and the Manchurian Incident in 1931, alongside his uniform style, this photograph was likely taken in Korea during the Taishō or early Shōwa period from 1916 or later, before the regiment's reorganization in 1939.

This particular custom was first developed during the Meiji period and still continued in the modern times.

For Men, it was required or encouraged to wear a Suit.

However, for Women, many of them were still wearing a traditional Kimono.

So, why did this become a custom in the first place and why were women excluded from this change?

Following the fact that the female members of the Imperial Households got a new dress, it seems that they were also keen on the modernisation for the Women's attire.

However, it did not work well.

So, how did this become like that?

It seems that this is not excatly a laurel wreath since the leaves are thicker and there are some kind of circular things that were coloured in silver.

Therefore, it seems that the IJN only used the basic frame of the laurel wreath and created something new with modeling the domestic plant.

So what is that exactly?

Is that still a laurel wreath or something different?

One of the three 22-caliber 170-mm Krupp guns of the armored corvette Hiei weighed 5.6 tons and fired a 56 kg solid or 51 kg explosive shell. The photograph was taken in Constantinople, where the ship arrived on 2nd January, 1891, with 69 rescued survivors from the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul, which wrecked on the reefs near Kushimoto on 18th September, 1890.

Most of the big Japanese beer breweries were established in the late 19th century.

However, for some reason, the Japanese beer consumption rate was very low and there was no significant increase from 1868 to 1945.

It is quite odd since there was a significant growth in the Beer consumption from 1945 to Present.

So, why it had a low growth from 1868 to 1945?

As far as I know, it was originated by the students of the Tokyo Univeristy in 1889.

So, what is the exact meaning and origin of this pose, which involves extending both arms into the sky with the open palms?

This is from an undated, unattributed picture with nothing but the names of the soldiers. As you can see, it's from a picture of a section of men wearing re-issued British P-37 KD uniforms.

I'm trying to identify the triangular patch above the left breast pocket, next to their name tags. I've been studying Japanese uniforms and equipment through original documentation for ten years now, yet I'm somehow drawing a blank on this patch. Does anyone recognize it?

Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro during his visit to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1911. Togo, now serving as an admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy, had won a decisive victory at the Battle of Tsushima just six years prior. This photograph was originally captured on a glass negative by the photography firm Harris & Ewing, now preserved within the Harris & Ewing Collection at the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division with other photographs of his visit.
(Harris & Ewing Collection.)

Source: https://blog.sbb.berlin/highlighting-a-forgotten-perspective-on-the-first-world-war-german-pows-in-japan-and-the-bando-sammlung/

How many Japanese Troops stationed in Korea from 1910 to 1945 and how the numbers had changed over the years?

I would like to ask the number of the Japanese Troops during WW2 especially.

(Or at least I assume he’s an officer) I’m sure you guys can do a far better job of identifying his rank and role, as well as probably dating the image based on the uniform. All that’s clear to me is the early pattern Hooked Quillion Type 30 bayonet which immediately trips up my gun ‘tism.

I’m also really curious as to what it says handwritten on the back, Google Translate was no help there.