Japanese occupation of the Philippines

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World War II event historical event military occupation

The Japanese occupation of the Philippines was the World War II era (1942–1945) when Imperial Japan controlled the Philippine Islands, marked by military rule, widespread atrocities, and a strong Filipino–American resistance movement.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Japanese occupation of the Philippines canonical	23
World War II in the Philippines	3
Empire of Japan’s occupation administration in the Philippines	1
Japanese military administration in the Philippines	1
Japanese occupation of Samar	1
Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945)	1
Japanese-sponsored Philippine Republic	1
Philippine resistance against Japan	1
Philippine theater of World War II	1
Philippines campaign	1
Philippines in World War II	1
Second Philippine Republic during Japanese occupation	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II event ⓘ historical event ⓘ military occupation ⓘ
aimedAt	incorporation of the Philippines into the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere ⓘ
characterizedBy	Japanese propaganda campaigns ⓘ censorship ⓘ economic disruption ⓘ food shortages ⓘ political repression ⓘ widespread atrocities ⓘ
commander	Masaharu Homma NERFINISHED ⓘ Shigenori Kuroda ⓘ Tomoyuki Yamashita NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
endTime	1945 ⓘ
followedBy	Third Philippine Republic ⓘ liberation of the Philippines ⓘ
governmentType	military administration ⓘ puppet state ⓘ
hasCause	Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)
hasParticipant	American resistance fighters ⓘ Filipino resistance fighters ⓘ Philippine guerrillas ⓘ surface form: Hukbalahap Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Makapili ⓘ Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ Philippine guerrilla movement ⓘ Second Philippine Republic ⓘ United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ surface form: United States Armed Forces in the Far East
headOfState	Emperor Hirohito ⓘ
localHeadOfState	Jose P. Laurel ⓘ surface form: José P. Laurel
location	Philippines ⓘ
opposedBy	Douglas MacArthur ⓘ Filipino guerrilla organizations ⓘ Sergio Osmeña ⓘ
partOf	Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
precededBy	Insular Government of the Philippine Islands ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of the Philippines under United States rule
puppetGovernment	Second Philippine Republic ⓘ
result	destruction of Manila ⓘ heavy civilian casualties ⓘ postwar trials for Japanese war crimes in the Philippines ⓘ strengthening of Filipino nationalism ⓘ
significantEvent	Bataan Death March ⓘ Battle of Bataan ⓘ Battle of Manila (1945) ⓘ Fall of Corregidor ⓘ Japanese war crimes in the Philippines ⓘ Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945) comfort women system in the Philippines ⓘ establishment of the Second Philippine Republic ⓘ forced labor of Filipinos ⓘ guerrilla warfare in the Philippines ⓘ massacres of civilians ⓘ
startTime	1942 ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bataan Death March → historicalPeriod → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Japanese colonial empire → hasPart → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Battle of Corregidor (1942) → followedBy → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Manila Bay → historicalPeriod → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in the Philippines

USS South Dakota (BB-57) → participatedIn → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippines campaign

Bataan World War II Museum (Balanga) → subjectOf → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Governor-General of the Philippines → partOf → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Empire of Japan’s occupation administration in the Philippines

Jose P. Laurel → presidency → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Philippine Republic during Japanese occupation

Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia → relatedTo → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → associatedEvent → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945)

Camp O'Donnell → partOf → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Bagac, Bataan → historicalPeriod → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Japanese occupation of French Indochina → relatedTo → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Philippine Marine Corps → engagement → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in the Philippines

Ghost Soldiers → mainSubject → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippines in World War II

Cabanatuan POW camp → partOf → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Philippine guerrillas → opposed → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Philippine guerrillas → partOf → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine resistance against Japan

Philippine guerrillas → historicalPeriod → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Fall of Corregidor → followedBy → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

American colonial period → significantEvent → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

subject surface form: American colonial period (Philippines)

United States forces in the Philippines → theaterOfOperations → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine theater of World War II

Japanese Fourteenth Area Army → historicalContext → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

United States military tribunal in Manila → timeframeOfCrimes → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

World War II military operations in Eastern Visayas → timePeriod → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

World War II military operations in Eastern Visayas → relatedTo → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese occupation of Samar

Mount Samat → significantEvent → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in the Philippines

Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) → timePeriodCommemorated → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

subject surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan

Bagac Friendship Tower → isRelatedToEvent → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

American colonial period in the Philippines → hasPart → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

American colonial period in the Philippines → significantEvent → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Treaty of Manila (1946) → follows → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

Second Philippine Republic → alsoKnownAs → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese-sponsored Philippine Republic

Second Philippine Republic → establishedBy → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese military administration in the Philippines

Second Philippine Republic → partOf → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

José Paciano → conflict → Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ

subject surface form: José Paciano Laurel