Kokumin-fuku

The kokumin-fuku (国民服, lit.

'national uniform') was the European-style men's civil uniform introduced in Japan in 1940 during World War II.

[1][2] A similar-looking uniform was earlier introduced in Manchuria and was known as kyowa-fuku (協和服) or kai-fuku (会服).

[3] Its similarity to a military uniform was allegedly one of the reasons for heavy casualties among Japanese civilians when the Soviet army attacked in 1945.

[4] This article about the military history of Japan is a stub.