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The 42nd Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Distinction Division

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Fukuoka Airport , formerly known as Itazuke Air Base, is an international and domestic airport located 1.6 NM east of Hakata Station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.

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Ishigaki Airport , was a third-class airport located 1 NM from Ishigaki city centre in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The airport provided flights to major cities on the Japanese mainland as well as destinations throughout Okinawa Prefecture and the Yaeyama Islands. Commercial operations at Ishigaki Airport ceased at midnight on March 6, 2013, and New Ishigaki Airport opened on March 7, 2013. As of mid-2013, the possibility exists that the airport may be turned over fully to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. As a Type-3 airport, the JSDF was already in theory able to carry out operations from Ishigaki.

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Kamakura Women's University is a private women's college in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The school specializes in home economics and child care.

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Maizuru is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, on an inlet of the Sea of Japan. The city was founded on May 27, 1943. As of 2015, the city has an estimated population of 83,990 and a population density of 245 persons per km2. The total area is 342 km2.

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Matsudo is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2020, the city had an estimated population of 498,575 in 242,981 households and a population density of 8100 persons per km². The total area of the city is 61.38 square kilometres (23.70 sq mi).

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The Ministry of Munitions was a cabinet-level ministry in the final days of the Empire of Japan, charged with the procurement and manufacture of armaments, spare parts and munitions to support the Japanese war effort in World War II.

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Ryobi Limited is a Japanese manufacturer of components for automobiles, electronics, and telecommunications industries. It also sells printing equipment, power tools, and builders' hardware. Ryobi Power Tools and Ryobi Outdoor Power Equipment are brands of Techtronic Industries, used under license from Ryobi Limited. Techtronic Industries also owns Milwaukee Electric Tool, AEG, Homelite, Hoover US, Dirt Devil, and Vax.

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The Second Philippine Republic, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines and also known as the Japanese-sponsored Philippine Republic, was a Japanese puppet state established on October 14, 1943, during the Japanese occupation.

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Shiga University , or Shigadai is a national university in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in the cities of Ōtsu and Hikone. Founded in 1874, it was chartered as a university in 1949.

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Tokyo Fuji University is a private university in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1943. It was chartered as a junior college in 1951 and became a four-year college in 2002.