Japan

For the World War II-era country, see Empire of Japan.

Japan (Japanese: 日本) is an East Asian country featured in Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty Online, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Mobile, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

Overview

In Call of Duty: World at War, taking place during World War II, includes content based on the Pacific Theater of the war, where the Allied United States Marine Corps fought against the Axis Imperial Japanese Army. The campaign missions, Blowtorch & Corkscrew and Breaking Point, as well as the Multiplayer maps, Cliffside, Courtyard, and Castle are set in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. The Zombies map, Shi No Numa takes place in an unknown region of Japan. The Japanese Zombies character Takeo Masaki also debuted in World at War Zombies.

In Call of Duty: Black Ops, the Zombies map Shi No Numa returns.

In Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Japan serves as the location for the Multiplayer map Magma. Set in the city of Kitakyushu during a volcanic eruption, the city is left in ruins by lava and volcanic rocks that now permeate the environment. SEAL Team Six fights the SDC on this map.

In Call of Duty Online, the Cyborg Rising map, Ghost Swamp appears, serving as a remake of Shi No Numa.

In Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Japan is a member of the Winslow Accord. The Zombies map Zetsubou No Shima takes place in Japanese occupied Micronesia. A remake of Shi No Numa is featured in the Zombies mode as part of the Zombies Chronicles pack.

In V.E.R.S.I.O.N. it is mentioned that a super-storm was going to hit Tokyo in 2037.

In Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, the nation's capital, Tokyo, is the backdrop for the Multiplayer map Precinct, specifically set in the ward of Shibuya. The map takes place subsequently after an SDF invasion of the city.

In Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Japan serves as the location for the Multiplayer map Gridlock, set in a city that has become the epicenter of conflict after a bank heist gone wrong. Katsumi "Recon" Kimura, a playable Specialist character in the game was born in Japan.

In Call of Duty: Mobile, the Zombies map Shi No Numa returns.

In Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, Operator Kaori "Kitsune" Tanaka introduced during Season Five of the game is Japanese.

In Call of Duty: Vanguard, the Multiplayer maps Mayhem, which takes place in the capital of Tokyo inside a film studio, Gavutu and Numa Numa take place in the Japanese occupied Solomon Islands, and Castle from World at War returns set in Okinawa once again.

In Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, the Resurgence and DMZ map, Ashika Island was introduced during Season Two of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, the Multiplayer map Tokyo, taking place in Tokyo, was added during the Season Four update.