Japanese occupation of Guam
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| Date | 11 December 1941 – 10 August 1944 |
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| Location | Guam |
| Participants | Empire of Japan |
| Outcome | Ended 10 August 1944 |
The Japanese occupation of Guam was the period in the history of Guam between 1941 and 1944 when Imperial Japanese forces occupied Guam during World War II. The island was renamed Ōmiya-Jima (Great Shrine Island).
Guam is located 12 degrees, 75 minutes, north latitude, and 144 degrees, 47 minutes, east longitude. Guam is the southern most island in the Marianas Island Chain. It is part of an underwater mountain range and is the largest of over 2,000 islands between Hawaii and the Philippines. The native people of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are known as Chamorros.
The Battle of Guam in 1941 was an engagement during the Pacific War in World War II which took place on 8 December 1941 on Guam in the Mariana Islands between the Japanese and Allied forces. During the battle, the USS Penguin (AM-33) was scuttled after shooting down a Japanese plane. Naval Governor of Guam George McMillin surrendered to the Japanese forces around 7:00 a.m. on 10 December 1941, ceding control of the island.
During the occupation period, Chamorros were forced to endure the hardships of the military occupation in a to which they were largely esteemed incidental. For the first four months, the island was controlled by army troops, who were housed in schools and government buildings in Agana. Chamorros were required to learn the Japanese custom of bowing, Japanese yen became the island’s currency, and civilian affairs were handled by a branch of the army called the minseisho. Cars, radios, and cameras were confiscated and food was rationed until supplies became exhausted.
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