A beginner's guide to collecting IJA infantry equipment, starting with the minimum items needed to look like a Japanese soldier and the gear I recommend first.
IJA medics' Bandage Kit and Medical Kit examined with primary sources: soldiers carried the Bandage Kit, NCOs the Medical Kit, and they look different.
An IJA medical NCO in the Tropical Shirt, with the Red Cross Patch on the left arm. Medics carried a bandage kit, medical NCOs a medical kit.
The Type 98 Summer Uniform adopted in 1938: originals and replicas from several makers compared for availability and accuracy.