Nan’yō Government

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The Nan’yō Government was the Japanese colonial administration that governed the South Seas Mandate islands in the Pacific during the first half of the 20th century.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Japanese South Seas Government 2
Empire of Japan 1
Nan'yō Government 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese government agency
colonial government
appliesToJurisdiction Caroline Islands NERFINISHED
Mariana Islands NERFINISHED
Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
Micronesia NERFINISHED
Nauru (partial historical influence)
Palau NERFINISHED
Ponape NERFINISHED
Saipan NERFINISHED
South Pacific islands NERFINISHED
South Seas Mandate NERFINISHED
Truk NERFINISHED
Yap NERFINISHED
former German colonial possessions in Micronesia
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
dissolved 1945
followedBy United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administration NERFINISHED
United States Navy administration in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands NERFINISHED
follows Japanese military administration in former German New Guinea islands
governs Japanese settlers in mandate islands
indigenous Micronesian populations
hasEffect Japanization policies in mandate islands
integration of mandate islands into Japanese economic sphere
militarization of some islands before and during World War II
hasRole civil administration of South Seas Mandate
economic development of mandate islands
infrastructure development in mandate islands
oversight of education in mandate islands
promotion of Japanese settlement
regulation of copra production
regulation of phosphate mining
support of Japanese naval and military facilities
headquartersLocation Koror NERFINISHED
Palau NERFINISHED
inception 1922
languageUsed local Micronesian languages
legalBasis League of Nations Class C Mandate NERFINISHED
locatedInTime World War II era NERFINISHED
interwar period
officialLanguage Japanese
parentOrganization Japanese Government NERFINISHED
Japanese Ministry of Colonial Affairs NERFINISHED
partOf Japanese colonial empire NERFINISHED
significantEvent Japanese expansion into Micronesia after World War I
end of Japanese rule after World War II
temporalCoverage first half of the 20th century

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South Seas Mandate administeredBy Nan’yō Government
this entity surface form: Empire of Japan
South Seas Mandate administeredBy Nan’yō Government
Mandated Islands administeredByAgency Nan’yō Government
this entity surface form: Japanese South Seas Government
Japanese South Pacific Mandate governingBody Nan’yō Government
this entity surface form: Japanese South Seas Government
Japanese South Pacific Mandate governingBody Nan’yō Government
this entity surface form: Nan'yō Government