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Throughout the entire year - Celebration of year 2600 in Japanese imperial year; January 15 – A large fire destroys much of Shizuoka city center.; January 29 – According to Japanese government official confirmed report, a three-passenger locomotive commuter train derail and caught fire nearby Ajikawaguchi Station, Osaka, resulting to 189 person (181 were instantly, 8 were hospital) were ...
Pages in category "1940s in Japan" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1940 in Japan;
On 30 August 1940, the Japanese foreign minister, Yōsuke Matsuoka, approved a draft proposal submitted by his French colleague, Paul Baudouin, [a] whereby Japanese forces could be stationed in and transit through Indochina only for the duration of the Sino-Japanese War. Both governments then "instructed their military representatives in ...
Japanese war planners had long looked south, especially to Brunei for oil and Malaya for rubber and tin. In the autumn of 1940, Japan requested 3.15 million barrels of oil from the Dutch East Indies but received a counteroffer of only 1.35 million. [19]
Japan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis.World War II and the Second Sino-Japanese War encapsulate a significant period in the history of the Empire of Japan, marked by significant military campaigns and geopolitical maneuvers across the Asia-Pacific region.
Pages in category "1940 in Japan" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The ship sank the Japanese submarine RO-37 in January 1944 and later underwent overhaul at Mare Island, later seeing action in Palau, Luzon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. ... Year entered service: 1940 ...
Since the first Japanese air raid on Lishe Airport on August 16, 1937, the Japanese military had directly attacked Ningbo at least 7 times. On 17 July 1940, the Japanese military first invaded Zhenhai, but were driven out by the Chinese army on the 22. The Japanese military again bombed Ningbo on 5 and 10 September of the same year. [6]