Food rations in the Japanese forces

[Peter H]

30 pages!

From: http://www.memoryofchina.org/bbs/

Pig on the menu....

[Peter H]

....and coconuts

[Peter H]

Same source.

Somewhere in the South Pacific....good dental plan.

[Peter H]

From: http://net-archives.main.jp/

Fish on the menu

[Peter H]

Same source.

More bananas---China 1939

[Peter H]

Same source.

Camp

[Peter H]

Same source.

Watermelon

[Peter H]

From: http://www.memoryofchina.org/bbs/

More fish

[Peter H]

Same source.

Looks like SE Asia somewhere.

Buying from locals

[Peter H]

Same source.

Barracks meal

[Peter H]

Munching ice off bunker roof!

Bear Grylls would consider this a no-no.

[Peter H]

No shortage of rice here!

Rice bed?,or something else?

[Peter H]

After his success at the 1936 Olympics,Tajima Naoto joins the army and samples the cuisine!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoto_Tajima

[Luftflotte2]

From ebay seller: ryouto3221205.

A very nice looking Sake bottle, from the 1930s.

This is the imperial army Imperial Guard division soldier Mr.Manabe Retirement commemorative Sake bottle. In the front, the Imperial Guards' division emblem and Golden kite are designed. Golden kite and paulownia are embossing.

[Luftflotte2]

From http://benandbawbsblog.blogspot.com/201 ... oking.html
This probably is already covered by previous posts, or maybe it isn't....

Each Japanese soldier usually carries on his person sufficient food to sustain him for 5 days in the field, and some who infiltrated have fought for a week without recourse to food or ammunition supply trains. All have shown marked ability to live off the country; in fact, captured Japanese orders point out the necessity for this in order to conserve regular supplies. In some instances individuals and small infiltration units killed and cooked dogs, goats, and other small animals to supplement their emergency rations.

The 5-day emergency ration includes:
a. One-half pound of hard candy;
b. One can of coffee;
c. One package of concentrated food;
d. Vitamin pills;
e. One package of hardtack;
f. One 5-inch-long sack of rice.

Each soldier is responsible for his own cooking, but generally the men of a squad cook on a cooperative basis. No special cooking stove or other cooking apparatus is carried. Often food is cooked in the morning to last for the day. Sometimes only rice and salt are available. Sugar, considered a luxury, is procured locally. Looting is condoned.