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| Assassination of Yamamoto Yamamoto, Isoruku |  |
| Solomon Islands The USAdecodes inspection details of Yamamoto & intercepts his plane
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| Battle of Guadalcanal Sano, Tadayoshi | |
| 7th Feb Guadalcanal Forced to evacuate from Guadalcanal
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| Commander Combined Fleet Koga, Mineichi | |
| 18th April Appointed Commander -in-Chief, Combined Fleet
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| 18th April Appointed Commander -in-Chief, Combined Fleet
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| Death of Yamamoto, Isoruku Yamamoto, Isoruku | |
| Solomon Islands Death of Isoruku Yamamoto, killed by the Americans
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| Declaration of Cairo Hideki, Tojo | |
| Nov Cairo The Allies proclaim that Japan will be stripped of all land gained since 1914
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| Film Kurosawa Kurosawa, Akira | |
| Kurosawa's Judo Saga
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