JAPAN: 1937-1945 China Incident War medal

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The China Incident Medal (Sina jihen jūgun kishō) was established by Imperial Edit No. 496 on July 27, 1939 and awarded for service in China at any time from the 12th through the 20th years of the Shōwa period (1937–1945).

An amendment was promulgated by Imperial Edict No. 418 in 1944, and the decoration was abolished in 1946 by government ordinance No. 177. Although the Japanese government still uses “China Incident” in formal documents, media in Japan often paraphrase it with other expressions like Japan-China Incident (Nikka jihen) or (Nisshi jihen). The China Incident Medal (Sina jihen jūgun kishō) was established by Imperial Edit No. 496 on July 27, 1939 and awarded for

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