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Countries of the Japanese Empire

Name the modern-day countries who possess territory that was occupied by Japanese troops during WWII.
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Last updated: April 27, 2017
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First submittedJune 12, 2014
Times taken61,866
Average score81.5%
Rating4.96
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% Occupied
Country
< 1
Australia
(Christmas Island)
100
Brunei
100
Cambodia
30
China
100
East Timor
100
F.S. Micronesia
< 1
India
(Andaman Islands)
100
Indonesia
100
Japan
% Occupied
Country
20?
Kiribati
100
Laos
100
Malaysia
100
Marshall Islands
100
Myanmar
100
Nauru
100
North Korea
100
Palau
90
Papua New Guinea
% Occupied
Country
100
Philippines
< 1
Russia
100
Singapore
20?
Solomon Islands
100
South Korea
100
Taiwan
(free passage
of troops)
Thailand
< 1
United States
(some Pacific islands)
100
Vietnam
KoljiVriVoda
+7
Level 75
Apr 27, 2017
Nice and easy :)
Walacama
+14
Level 79
Sep 28, 2017
I see what you did there. Lemon Squeezy.
NorwegianQMaster
+2
Level 55
May 25, 2019
Another one ezpz lemon squezy
Charliezard
+9
Level 66
Feb 16, 2022
easy peasy japanesey
dwo
+9
Level 91
Apr 27, 2017
There were other parts of the United States that were occupied by the Japanese besides just the Aleutians: Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2017
Changed that text so no one gets confused.
PauloMX
+33
Level 65
Apr 27, 2017
I almost forget the most obvious one
Rowand33
+3
Level 49
May 1, 2017
Same...
gun
+7
Level 40
Jul 2, 2022
Since when did Japan invade Japan?!
MoroccanCaliph
+1
Level 25
Dec 21, 2022
technically, hitler and the nazis invaded germany first by taking power their, and japan did that too, so it had total control of japan. i think that makes sense. also, the regime of japan probably invaded territory in japan that was occupied by seperate japanese islands
IsleAuHaulte
+15
Level 87
Jul 2, 2018
I covered the entire Pacific Ocean except Latin America wondering who they could've invaded. I guess they never invaded Japan though.
APHill
+3
Level 74
Apr 27, 2017
Only 85% got Japan!?
angrobper14
+26
Level 83
Apr 27, 2017
Probably they were too busy thinking about all the occupied countries they forgot the source of the Empire.
cshtthomas
+23
Level 59
Apr 27, 2017
Yea, that's me lol
CliveDexter
+3
Level 74
Apr 28, 2017
This is the first one of these that I didn't miss the meta answer.
buck1017
+11
Level 77
Apr 28, 2017
I got Japan with less than a minute to go. I didn't consider them until I knew I was looking for a country that was alphabetically between Indonesia and Kiribati.
sumguy
+12
Level 83
Apr 28, 2017
It doesn't make sense for Japan to be an answer. Japanese troops occupied Japan? Was there some military coup I'm unaware of?
AllenY
+11
Level 68
May 8, 2017
The Japanese military did kind of take over power, yes. Even if they hadn't though, the Japanese Empire would have been occupying the area of the modern country of Japan.
VinMaps
+2
Level 65
Feb 20, 2022
It wasn't a military coup though, was it?

It was Japanese Empire. It was the Emperor who headed the military.

The Emperor did in fact rule over 100% of the modern day Japan.

Gamer1162
+11
Level 61
Apr 29, 2017
Not including Japan on this quiz is like not including Mongolia in an "Countries of the Mongolian Empire" quiz.
FolgoreCZ
+6
Level 60
May 31, 2020
Well, to be fair, there could be an argument that there is a difference between "countries of the" and "countries occupied by."
redsplat
+1
Level 75
Oct 25, 2017
I did. Assumed the question meant in addition to it. /hangs head in shame
Kirboi
+1
Level 60
Jan 7, 2021
how they feel:

>:(

countriesexpert
+1
Level 21
May 12, 2017
Hi,

I would like to inform you that including "Japan" as an answer for a quiz that prompts you to name countries that were a part of the Japanese Empire seems unfair. I hope the creator of this quiz reconsiders their choice of including this answer.

Thank you

Malbaby
+21
Level 71
Sep 28, 2017
Why is Japan not a part of the Japanese Empire. Was Rome not a part of the Roman Empire?
sumguy
+8
Level 83
Sep 28, 2017
That's clever, but look at the description. "Name the modern-day countries who possess territory that was occupied by Japanese troops during WWII." Japanese troops never occupied Japan during WWII. They were already in Japan before the war started. The came from Japan! Japan doesn't make sense as an answer in this quiz.
CS
+4
Level 66
Nov 23, 2020
Japan was technically still occupied by Japan during WWII. The fact that they didn't start being occupied by Japan during WWII doesn't matter. I don't see any reason why Japan shouldn't be an answer in this quiz.
BrosephStalin
+8
Level 64
May 19, 2017
Briefly and disastrously in 1944, Japan occupied more than just the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India but this never seems to be mentioned on any quiz. Imphal and Kohima anyone?
AbhishekNS
+1
Level 55
Jun 23, 2020
But unlike Andaman, the Japanese suffered a crushing defeat at Imphal and Kohima. It was their biggest defeat at that point with over 54000 casualities.
spingospungo
+1
Level 58
Aug 16, 2022
If the quiz was asking which of these occupations went well, it'd be pretty short of answers.
CyrusK
+3
Level 58
Jun 12, 2017
Finding the last country drove me almost crazy,... until i typed Japan just to relax my impatient fingers.

I would argue that the Japanese army was NOT an OCCUPYING troop in Japan. Hence the clue and the wording seems a bit misleading to me.

Had Nihon (Japan) changed it's name, and that modern day Japan had a different name than 1940's imperial Japan, then having Japan as an answer would have been more defensible.

Aside from this, great and fun quizz. Thank you / Arigatou gozaimasu

Cog
+8
Level 73
Jun 19, 2017
I got all of them apart from Japan
Kalamazoo
+2
Level 45
Sep 28, 2017
Hong Kong?
shazs317
+4
Level 59
Oct 5, 2018
not a JetPunk country, or an irl country.
DwigtSchrute
+2
Level 45
Sep 28, 2017
Surely a 5/5 quiz from me. I woulk also like to see it an a map quiz as well.
kinjapan
+1
Level 70
Sep 28, 2017
This quiz made me break out the google. I had always thought French islands like New Caledonia were under Japanese control during WWII. Thought wrong, though. I feel a little smarter now. Thanks, Quizmaster.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 84
Sep 28, 2017
Significant portions of the territory they occupied were parts of extra Asian empires at the time... you have British India, the American Philippines, and French Indochina to name a few. Though now this territory is not part of the modern-day countries of any European nation.
starfast
+7
Level 59
Sep 28, 2017
I got all of them... except Japan. I feel like the biggest idiot in the world right now.
kenpo17
+1
Level 67
Sep 28, 2017
Can't believe I missed the Phillipines on my first try.
Desmond
+3
Level 51
Sep 28, 2017
I got every single country..... EXCEPT FOR Japan!!! Go figure. Lol
mahble
+2
Level 75
Sep 28, 2017
First time I forget Australia, but get Japan immediately. Second time... I forget Japan.
FlabberBapper
+1
Level 71
Sep 29, 2017
What's the source used for this quiz? Did you just eyeball a map or is there an actual webpage? I want to know, because I want to use the same source for my quiz.
KRQC2000
+1
Level 47
Oct 8, 2017
100% first time, 0:58 remaining
TypicalChrisYT
+1
Level 38
Dec 6, 2017
You should add Uk because they had control over hong kong which was occupied, putting their score at <1, thanks
shazs317
+5
Level 59
Oct 5, 2018
it said modern-day countries, China currently occupies Hong Kong.
kozel
+1
Level 49
Jan 27, 2018
The country at the time was ussr, not Russia, ussr should be accepted
ebarky
+14
Level 56
Mar 19, 2018
"modern day countries"
jennyfleur
+1
Level 65
Feb 8, 2018
Really interesting and informative quiz. Thanks!
samalam
+1
Level 52
May 1, 2018
Interesting quiz, thanks!
B17
+2
Level 44
Jan 20, 2019
what about Mongolia
Shade9099
+4
Level 67
May 22, 2019
What about it?
Baxtergrad
+6
Level 52
Dec 8, 2020
How many boards would the Mongols hoard if the Mongol hoards were bored?
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 88
Aug 14, 2022
Apparently they never got close enough
FolgoreCZ
+2
Level 60
Jan 24, 2019
What about opening India up for a discussion? They did took some tiny territory around the city of Imphal in 1943. They only held it for about 2 months, so it's entirely jutifiable to not include on the quiz, but it would make a nice tricky question.
Kaokor
+4
Level 33
Feb 8, 2019
I kept spelling Nauru and Paulu Nauvu and Pauru
PatoPotato
+2
Level 48
Feb 11, 2019
Got South Korea but almost missed North Korea...... How???
314venetian
+1
Level 66
Mar 4, 2019
I got North Korea but somehow missed South Korea
otissaroke
+1
Level 33
Mar 21, 2019
27/27 first time with 1:21 remaining.

Very good quiz, Micronesia almost got me there.

Abby
+1
Level 47
Apr 12, 2019
Should accept "Korea" for North Korea and South Korea. Before Japan occupied the two it was a unified Korean Empire.
salvadoran
+4
Level 60
Apr 24, 2019
It was asked for modern-day countries though
VoltCrasher
+1
Level 33
May 11, 2019
How come you put India by itself, and not in brackets for U.K. You do realize that during WW2, India was known as "British India", because it was still a British colony until after the war.
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
May 11, 2019
Name the *modern-day* countries
NorwegianQMaster
+1
Level 55
May 25, 2019
Why not have Japan tanken because its obvius Japan was a part of the japanese empire
Jotari
+3
Level 19
Aug 24, 2019
How can you only invade 20% of Kiribati? You look at it an it's conquered. The place is tiny.
EcceHomo
+3
Level 75
Aug 28, 2020
Kiribati has a total land area of 811 sq km (313 sq mi). The islands extend about 3,900 km (about 2,400 mi) from east to west. From north to south they extend about 2,100 km (about 1,300 mi), straddling the equator.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 55
Aug 16, 2022
Kiribati is comprised of more than one island.
SIMULATION
+1
Level 62
Sep 11, 2019
I left Micronesia because all the places were filled up alphabetically. Ffs.
Shiloh376
+1
Level 74
Nov 6, 2019
Good Quiz! I got all but one, Japan. Didn't really think of it because I thought, "can a country be said to occupy itself". For me when a country is occupied it is by a foreign power not itself. Oh well.
rutu14
+2
Level 37
Dec 7, 2019
I forgot Japan!
zakatan
+1
Level 65
Jan 30, 2020
The fact that Japan is on the bottom half of most guessed answers (76% as of 2020/01/30) clearly means that the description is, at least, not clear enough.
ChineseChen
+1
Level 64
Mar 4, 2020
HOW DID I FORGET JAPAN
Liam
+1
Level 79
May 17, 2020
20?
dingtrf
+1
Level 51
Sep 3, 2020
You forgot Bangladesh and Mongolia, which had a tiny bit occupied.
ThatOneMM2Player
+1
Level 43
Oct 27, 2020
Only missed Nauru :(
CS
+1
Level 66
Nov 23, 2020
At least you got Japan!
JWatson24
+2
Level 71
May 20, 2021
If there are any Japanese history buffs here, try my quiz on Feudal Japan here!
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 61
May 31, 2021
Missed Kiribati, Marshall, and somehow forgot Russia
annimetall
+2
Level 48
Sep 9, 2021
How did I forget Japan itself?
EDF
+1
Level 74
Oct 20, 2021
I agree with previous comments that Japan obviously did not and could not occupy itself.

'Occupation' always denotes a foreign power taking over a country, as happened when the war finished and the allies occupied Japan and Germany.

Quizdoinger
+2
Level 33
Aug 14, 2022
i wanna talk to the 23 percent of the people that did not get japan
Tisco
+1
Level 51
Aug 14, 2022
Japan should be a freebie. Obviously it was part of the empire, but it was never "occupied." To have it on the list is confusing.
perfectbalance
+3
Level 57
Aug 14, 2022
"America" is accepted for the USA on Countries of the World. Please accept it here as well.
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 55
Aug 16, 2022
Agreed, along with 'The United States' and 'The USA' which are also typically accepted.
Azerk
+2
Level 57
Sep 22, 2022
I almost forgot Japan - didn't expect it to be on the list
MoroccanCaliph
+2
Level 25
Dec 21, 2022
I missed the tiny islands of palau, marshall islands, and kiribati
LuckyCat
+2
Level 51
Feb 22, 2023
This empire had more land than I thought! (I was relieved to find that Japan's territory didn't stretch all the way down to New Zealand).
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 61
Feb 24, 2023
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