1940 establishments in Japan

Japanese football club

airport in Sendai, Japan

Empire of Japan's ruling organization during much of World War II

The Aikikai is the original school of Aikido. It is centered on the Aikikai Foundation in Japan, and its figurehead is the Doshu (the family heir of the founder of Aikido). It is represented globally through the International Aikido Federation.

is a Japanese company that manufactures high-end cameras and other related photographic and optical equipment. With headquarters in Tokyo, it has two manufacturing plants and a workforce of over 200 people. The company was founded in May 1940 by camera designer Seiichi Mamiya () and financial backer Tsunejiro Sugawara.

United States Marine Corps and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force air base in Yamaguchi, Japan

park in Japan

art museum

Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan

1940-1945 Imperial Japanese Army formation

Shinto shrine in Ōtsu, Japan

political party coalition in the lower house of the Diet of Japan, formed in 1940, backed by the Army as a reaction against a speech made by Saitō Takao critical of the government’s aggressive policies in the Second Sino-Japanese War

military unit

division

military unit

JJY is the call sign of a low frequency time signal radio station located in Japan.

Infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army

Imperial Japanese Army

Imperial Japanese Army

1940-1945 Imperial Japanese Army formation

military unit

division of the Imperial Japanese Army

cabinet of Japan (1940–1941)

newspaper in Miyazaki prefecture, Japan

former type of business entity in Japan

military unit

cabinet of Japan (January 16 - July 22, 1940)