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1940
July
22
The second Konoe cabinet
On 22 July 1940 Fumimaro Konoe became Prime Minister of Japan again. His cabinet with Matsuoka and Tōjō turned Japan towards Germany and southward expansion.
1941
April
13
Key event
The Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
On 13 April 1941 Molotov and Matsuoka signed a five-year neutrality pact in the Kremlin. The USSR secured its east; Japan its rear before the drive south.
May
09
The Treaty of Tokyo ends the Franco-Thai War
On 9 May 1941 France and Thailand signed a peace dictated by Japan in Tokyo. Vichy ceded land in Laos and Cambodia, and Japan guaranteed the settlement.