A detailed guide to the Japanese forces in Bolt Action: Third Edition, containing updated special rules, unit entries, and force selection guides.

Following the assault on Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese military saw action across Asia, from the capture and defence of the islands of the Pacific to the occupation of territory in China and Burma. With this new and revised supplement for Bolt Action: Third Edition, players have all the information they need to build a force of the Emperor's fanatically loyal troops and campaign through some of the most brutal battles of the war.

Special Figure: Alongside Armies of Imperial Japan is the Hiroo Onada special miniature. Onada was an IJA officer who is best known for being one of the last Japanese holdouts, continuing to fight nearly 29 years after the conclusion of WWII on Lubang Island in the Philippines. He resolutely refused to believe any evidence supplied to him that the war was over. This special miniature depicts him at the beginning of his campaign of guerrilla warfare, in his early 20s.

Hiroo Onoda sculpted by Wojciech Flis. Studio miniature painted by Andrés Amián


Released: 12 February 2026