1940 in Japan
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Events in the year 1940 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito
- Prime Minister: Nobuyuki Abe until January 16, Mitsumasa Yonai until July 22, then Fumimaro Konoe
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Events
- March 16-April 3 - Battle of Wuyuan
- May 1-June 18 - Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang
- September 22–26 - Japanese invasion of French Indochina
- November 25–30 - Central Hubei Operation
Births
- May 13 - Kōkichi Tsuburaya
- September 20 - Tarō Asō
Deaths
- September 4 - Prince Nagahisa Kitashirakawa
