1937 in Japan
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Events in the year 1937 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito
- Prime Minister: Kōki Hirota until February 2, Senjūrō Hayashi until June 4, Fumimaro Konoe
Events
- March 15-May 31 - Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition (1937)
- March 31 - Japanese general election, 1937[1]
- July 7–9 - Marco Polo Bridge Incident
- early July-early August - Battle of Beiping-Tianjin
- July 26 - Langfang Incident
- July 29 - Tungchow Mutiny
- August - Operation Chahar
- August–November - Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation
- August–December - Beiping-Hankou Railway Operation
- August 13-November 26 - Battle of Shanghai
- September 1-November 9 - Battle of Taiyuan
- September 13-November 11 - Battle of Xinkou
- September 24–25 - Battle of Pingxingguan
- October 26-November 1 - Defense of Sihang Warehouse
- December 12 - USS Panay incident
Births
- June 25 - Keizō Obuchi
- July 14 - Yoshirō Mori
- July 29 - Ryutaro Hashimoto
Deaths
- August 19 - Ikki Kita, Asaichi Isobe and Takaji Muranaka
