Shanghai! Nanjing Incident! Personal belongings of Nakai, 38th Regiment of the Japanese Army, totaling 7 items. Extremely valuable! One departure flag, two retirement cups, one commemorative cup for the China Incident, one meritorious service cup, and one each of the Order of the Seventh Class Paulownia Leaf and the Order of the Incident. 上海 南京事件 步兵第38聯隊 History of the Imperial Japanese Army Infantry Regiment No. 38 The 38th Infantry Regiment was a main force of the Imperial Japanese Army during its invasion of China, infamous for the atrocities it committed in the Nanking Massacre. It was successively subordinate to the 16th Division and the 38th Division, and its operations extended across North, East, and South China. Organization and Code Names While under the 16th Division, it was code‑named the “Nara Regiment”; when attached to the 38th Division, most of its soldiers were recruited from Shizuoka Prefecture.