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| Armament of Japan Kiichiro, Hiranuma |  |
| Japan launches a 6 yr naval construction program to have the largest Pacific fleet
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| Battle of Nomonhan Chichibu | |
| 31st Aug Nomonhan Fails to restrain the Japanese from persuing the Russians into Mongol territory
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| 31st Aug Nomonhan Japan & Russia fight an undeclared war on the plains of Outer Mongolia
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| 31st Aug Nomonhan Observes the 1st major tank battle in history between Russia & Japan
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| Battle of Nomonhan Hirohito | |
| May Nomonhan Japan suffers a major defeat by the Russians on the Manchuria-Mongolian frontier
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| Battle of Nomonhan Kiichiro, Hiranuma | |
| 31st Aug Nomonhan Defeat convinces the Japanese they cannot fight against the Russians
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| Battle of Nomonhan Ueda, Kenkichi | |
| 31st Aug Nomonhan The Russians destroy the IJA forces, 45,000 Japanese soldiers are killed
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| Sep Nomonhan Border dispute with Russia located between Manchuria & Outer Mongolia
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| Sep Nomonhan Driven back to Nomonhan by Zhukov
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| 15th Sep Nomonhan A ceasefire forces Ueda to call off his counter-attack against the Russians
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| 15th Sep Nomonhan Japan suffers a major defeat by the Russians on the Manchuria-Mongolian frontier
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| Capture of Hainan Hirohito | |
| May Hainan Japan capture s the Chinese controlled island of Hainan
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| Capture of Russian Soldiers Kiichiro, Hiranuma | |
| 5th July Japan publishes pictures of capture d Russian soldiers
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| Commander in Chief Yamamoto, Isoroku | |
| Appointed Commander -in-Chief, Combined Fleet
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| Declaration of War Kiichiro, Hiranuma | |
| Jan Russia & Japan clash on the border between Manchuria & Outer Mongolia
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| Defeat Kiichiro, Hiranuma | |
| June The Russian Army defeats the Japanese Army
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| Diplomacy of Japan Hirohito | |
| 23rd Aug Japan renounces the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany
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| Diplomacy of Japan Kiichiro, Hiranuma | |
| Moscow After the battle of Nomonhan the Foreign Minister signs a neutrality pact with Russia
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| Diplomacy of Japan Nobuyuki, Abe | |
| Aug Germany signs a non-aggression pact with Russia
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| Sep Germany invade s Poland & Japan & Russia agree a cease-fire
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| Diplomacy of Japan Oshima, Hiroshi | |
| 22nd Aug Tokyo Hears of Ribbentrop's trip to Russia for a pact, express displeasure to Weizsacker
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| Education of Akihito Akihito | |
| Sent to the Peer s School, headed by Admiral Yamanashi
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| Invasion of Hainan Chichibu | |
| Hainan Island Observes the Japanese invasion of Hainan Island
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| Invasion of Spratley Island Chichibu | |
| Spratley Island Observes the Japanese invasion of Spratley Islands off Vietnam
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| Minister of War Hata, Shunroku | |
| Appointed Minister of War
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| Osaka PO Yoshida, Tetsuro | |
| Osaka Completes the Osaka Post Office
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| Osaka Constructs a Post Office at Osaka
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| Pact Neutrality Kiichiro, Hiranuma | |
| Moscow After the battle of Nomonhan the Foreign Minister signs a neutrality pact with Russia
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| Peace of Japan Nobuyuki, Abe | |
| Sep Germany invade s Poland & Japan & Russia agree a cease-fire
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| Prime Minister of Japan Kiichiro, Hiranuma | |
| Jan Tokyo Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
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| Prime Minister of Japan Nobuyuki, Abe | |
| Aug Tokyo Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
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| Publication of Yoshikawa Yoshikawa, Hidetsugu | |
| Completes the popular historical novel
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| Retirement Yoshida Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| London Retires from Government because of ist militareistic direction
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| Treaty of Neutrality Kiichiro, Hiranuma | |
| Moscow After the battle of Nomonhan a neutrality pact is signed with Russia
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