31st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

31st Division
Active	1943–1944
Country	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Bangkok
Nickname(s)	"Furious Division"
Engagements	Battle of Kohima
Commanders
Notable commanders	Kotoku Sato Shigesaburō Miyazaki

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The 31st Division (第31師団, Dai-sanjūichi Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Furious Division (烈兵団, Retsu Heidan). The 31st Division was raised during World War II in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 22, 1943, out of Kawaguchi Detachment and parts of the 13th, 40th and 116th divisions. The 31st division was initially assigned to 15th army (the part of the Japanese Burma Area Army).