Japanese occupation of the Solomon Islands

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Japanese-occupied Solomon Islands ソロモン諸島 Soromon-shotō
1941–1945
Flag of the Empire of Japan Imperial Seal
Status	Military occupation by the Empire of Japan
Common languages	Japanese Pijin
Historical era	World War II
• Occupation of Solomon	9 December 1941
• Battle of Guadalcanal begins	7 August 1942
• Occupation ends	8 September 1945
Preceded by Succeeded by British Solomon Islands Territory of New Guinea British Solomon Islands Territory of New Guinea
Today part of	Solomon Islands and Bougainville

The Japanese occupation of the Solomon Islands was the period in the history of Solomon Islands between 1942 and 1945 when Imperial Japanese forces occupied Solomon Islands during World War II.

From 1942 to 1943, and even in some islands till 1945, Imperial Japanese Army forces occupied the Solomon Islands where were the headquarters of the protectorate of the British Solomon Islands.

The Solomon Islands campaign was a major campaign of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign began with Japanese landings and occupation of several areas in the British Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island, in the Territory of New Guinea, during the first six months of 1942. The Japanese occupied these islands and began the construction of several naval and air bases with the goals of protecting the flank of the Japanese offensive in New Guinea, establishing a security barrier for the major Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain, and providing bases for interdicting supply lines.^[1][2]