5 July 1937Kuomingtang & Chinese Communists sign a pact & declare that JapanKonoe Fumimaro
The Kuomingtang & Chinese Communists sign a pact & declare that Japan is their common enemy
Historical records for Japan in 1937, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Kuomingtang & Chinese Communists sign a pact & declare that Japan is their common enemy
A skirmish takes place between Japanese & Chinese troops near Peiking
The Government orders troops to be mobilized in Manchuria & Korea
Birth of Ryutaro Hashimoto
Armistice is declared between Japan and the Soviet Union after the outbreak of border fighting
The Chinese order the full mobilization of their military & fighting commences
Japan sends troops into Shanghai
Japan mobilizes & begins major expansion in northern & central China
Roosevelt renounces the neutrality policy towards Japan
Roosevelt renounces the neutrality policy towards Japan
20,000 Chinese men are marched out of the city & used for bayonet practice
20,000 women & girls are gang raped by the Japanese, male prisoners are shot. 20,000 Chinese men are marched out of the city & used for bayonet practice. 1st day of the rape of Nanking, orderred by Asaka
Helps oversee Japanese looting
Helps oversee Japanese looting
Japan & Russia clash on the Manchurian-Siberian border
Japan & Russia clash on the Manchurian-Siberian border
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Kuomingtang Army in Manchuria
Appointed Commander of the Combined Fleet
Appointed General
Kai-shek refuses to capitulate & Japan ocupies parts of north China & coastal cities. Japan launches a full scale invasion of the rest of Manchuria
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
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