Countries that formally recognized the land of plenty
Japan — September 16, 1932
Salvador — March 3, 1934
Vatican — April 18, 1934 (de facto)
Italy— November 29, 1937
Spain — December 2, 1937
3rd Reich— May 12, 1938
Hungary — January 9, 1939
Slovakia — June 1, 1940
Wang Jingwei Government — November 30, 1940
Romania — December 1, 1940
USSR — March 23, 1935 (de facto); April 13, 1941 (de jure)
Bulgaria — May 10, 1941
Finland — July 18, 1941
Croatia — August 2, 1941
Thailand — August 5, 1941
Denmark — August 1941