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There is a one sentence reference to the above in the game notes that reads:

"If the Allies land in Japan up to 6 armies are generated to defend the country depending on where the Allies land."

In our PBEM game I invaded the northern island of Sapporo in 1943 and 2 Japanese armies appeared. A couple of turns ago, in 1944 I invaded and took Tokyo, Yokohama, and Osaka which weren't garrisoned. In the next Japanese turn they received 2 armies and the turn after another 2 armies.

So "up to 6 armies" means a total of 6 regardless of how many times the Allies invade Japan, is that correct? Secondly can you explain "depending on where the Allies land" in a little more detail? We are assuming that there is a greater probability of receiving more armies in a single turn when the main Japanese island is invaded.

No...there are 6 individual armies that can / will appear based upon invasion location.

//If USA invades Japan
$GiveUnit
if_Date=1/1/1939
actionCountry=8
//USA lands in Japan
//Invading unit within 6 hexes of 82,85
landUnitInRadius=82,85,1,6,Allies
//Invading unit within 6 hexes of 82,85
lifespan=tillTrigger
unitID=4
advancement=0
//Place unit here is Axis owned else deployment queue
xyArea=82,85
//Place unit here is Axis owned else deployment queue
xyArea=82,81
text=Japan mobilizes 2 reserve armies to stop the Northen Allied invasion
addReportTo=Axis
$End

//If USA invades Japan
$GiveUnit
if_Date=1/1/1939
actionCountry=8
//USA lands in Japan
landUnitInRadius=80,78,1,2,Allies
lifespan=tillTrigger
unitID=4
advancement=0
xyArea=80,78
xyArea=78,79
text=Japan mobilizes 2 reserve armies to stop the invasion near Tokyo
addReportTo=Axis
$End

//If USA invades Japan
$GiveUnit
if_Date=1/1/1939
actionCountry=8
//USA lands in Japan
landUnitInRadius=74,76,1,4,Allies
lifespan=tillTrigger
unitID=4
advancement=0
xyArea=75,77
xyArea=73,77
text=Japan mobilizes 2 reserve armies to stop the Southern Allied invasion
addReportTo=Axis
$End

These are the events...and the radius of landing.
Also shows were the units appear UNLESS the Allies own those hexes...then I believe they are appear in the deployment queue.

Hope that helps.

Thanks for the info. I now know that any future invasions will not trigger the appearance of any more Japanese armies.