Military Service Law

Japanese: 兵役法 - へいえきほう

A law (1927) that specified the details of the military service obligation under the Meiji Constitution, replacing the conscription law. Men (mainlanders) to whom the Family Registration Law applied were obligated to serve in the military from the age of 17 to 40, and when they reached 20 years of age, they were subjected to conscription examinations and those fit for active duty were conscripted, while reserve, supplementary and national military service were called up in times of war or conflict. The Volunteer Military Service Law enacted in June 1945 organized men from 15 to 60 years and women from 17 to 40 years into the National Volunteer Combat Corps in preparation for the decisive battle on the mainland. Both were abolished after the end of the war.

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Japanese:

徴兵令に代わって明治憲法上の兵役の義務の詳細を定めた法律（1927年）。戸籍法の適用される男子（内地人）は満17〜40年まで兵役の義務に服し，20年に達したとき徴兵検査を受け現役に適する者は徴集，予備役・補充兵役・国民兵役は戦時・事変に際し召集された。1945年６月制定の義勇兵役法では男子15〜60年，女子17〜40年までを国民義勇戦闘隊に編制し本土決戦に備えた。いずれも終戦後廃止。

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