rule. Byōritsu-chō (Japanese: 苗栗庁) existed from ca. 1901 to 1908, but was split over Shinchiku-chō (新竹庁) and Taichū-chō (台中庁) in 1909. From 1920 to 1945,...

Tokyo and other prefectures: police and fire departments are called chō (庁) instead of honbu (本部), for instance. But the only functional difference between...