- Starting in 1944, Japan started the conscription of Koreans into the armed forces.EN
- 징병제, 여자 정신 근로령 제정KO
- 1942October. The Korean Language Society incident occurs, under which members of the Korean Language Society are arrested and tortured on suspicion that they are Korean independence activists.
- 1942조선 독립 동맹 조직
- 1943November. The Cairo Declaration between China, the United States, and the United Kingdom announces the intention of the Allies to liberate Korea after World War II, but place it under a trusteeship. This both excites and angers Koreans.
- 1945雅尔塔会议
- 194517 August. The Seishin Operation is fought between the Soviet Union and Japan, with the Soviets winning.
- 1945August. Soviet troops begin their first military operation in Korea, and land in Unggi County (later renamed Sonbong-guyok). Chŏng Sangjin is the only ethnic Korean among the Soviet troops there.
- 1945September. Before both trusteeships are well-established, Lyuh Woon-hyung establishes an independent People's Republic of Korea that incorporates both left- and right-leaning politicians. However, its activities are quickly suppressed and it never gains recognition from either the USSR or US.
- 1945August. The General Order No. 1, drafted by the United States, specified the division of Korea at the 38th parallel. Stalin did not object to the terms.
- 1945October. The League of Koreans in Japan is established.
- 1945July. The Bumingwan bombing incident [ja] occurs at the building Bumingwan in Seoul.
- 1945(before liberation)
- 19458월 15일 일제 패망으로 광복, 조선인민공화국 수립, 군정청 설치
- 1945(after liberation)
- 1945September. Kim Il Sung returns to the Korean peninsula with the Soviets.
- 1946January. Cho Man-sik, Kim's main rival for leadership in the North, is removed from office and placed under house arrest by the Soviets.
- 1946남조선과도입법의원
- 1946February. The Provisional People's Committee of North Korea is established, and Kim Il Sung is made its chairman. While it supposedly represents all political groups in the North, it is dominated by the Soviet-backed Communist Party.
- 19463월 20일 제1차 미소공동위원회 개최
- 19462월 8일 북조선임시인민위원회 창설
- 19461월 15일 남조선국방경비대 창설
- 19466월 3일 이승만이 정읍발언을 함
- 1946July. North Korea creates its first film: Our Construction.
| - Ili RebellionEN
- 桂柳会战
- 松山战役
- Battle of HengyangEN
- 豫中会战
- 豫湘桂會戰。盟軍轟炸機首次從成都起飛轟炸日本本土及日軍佔領區,共1614架次。11月10日汪精卫逝。
- May — Battle of Changsha: The Japanese army launched a general offensive against Changsha.EN
- 19421942年河南饥荒
- 1942中國遠征軍入緬作戰起,投入兵力總計40萬人,傷亡接近20萬人。5月15日浙赣会战开始,5月28日金华沦陷。
- 1942January — Battle of Changsha: A Japanese army crossed the Xinqiang River after suffering heavy losses in a failed attempt to conquer Changsha.
- 1943開羅會議
- 1943常德会战
- 1943滇西缅北战役
- 1943August — Lin Sen died. Chiang became acting chairman of the Nationalist government.
- 19431月9日南京汪精卫政府向英国美國宣戰,日、汪聯合發表《日華共同宣言》、締結《交还租界及撤废治外法权协定书》。中、美、英三盟國在開羅發表對日作戰的開羅宣言。
- 1945September — Surrender of Japan: Japanese forces in China formally surrendered to Chiang Kai-shek.
- 1945June — The United Nations Charter establishing the United Nations (UN) was signed at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center by fifty nations including China.
- 1945August — Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: As many as eighty thousand Japanese, largely civilians, were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by a United States aircraft.
- 1945갈근묘 학살
- 1945October — Surrender of Japan: China regains control of Taiwan from Japan and was proclaimed as Retrocession Day. Chen Yi of the Kuomintang was appointed Chief Executive.
- 1945中共七大召開,毛澤東當選中國共產黨中央委員會主席。苏联武装军事占领滿洲地区。國軍陸軍總司令何應欽將軍代表同盟國在南京市接受日軍投降,抗日戰爭結束。因受降接收问题发生国共冲突,國共和談後簽訂雙十協定。中華民國國民政府根据中蘇友好同盟條約,宣布承認外蒙古獨立,并隨後表示支持蒙古人民共和國加入聯合國。昆明五华山事件。
- 1945November — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northeast China: The Communist People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched a campaign against bandits and KMT guerillas in northeast China.
- 1946July — Chinese Civil War: The NRA invaded PLA-held territory en masse.
- 1946Battle of Siping
- 1946张家口战役
- 19461946年新化地震
- 19461月5日承认外蒙古独立。第二次國共內戰起。詩人聞一多被殺。《中華民國憲法》通過。《中美友好通商航海条约》签订。
| - 菲律賓海海戰
- 昭和東南海地震
- to 20 October — Formosa Air Battle begins.EN
- to 16 June — Bombing of Yawata begins in Kyoto Prefecture.EN
- July to 10 August — Second Battle of Guam begins.EN
- June to 9 July — Battle of Saipan begins in the Mariana Islands.EN
- to 31 December — Battle of Pearl Ridge begins.EN
- 1942中途岛海战
- 1942January — Hideki Tōjō warns Australia with the statement: "If you continue resistance, Japanese will destroy you."
- 1942瓜達爾卡納爾島戰役
- 1942月 日本本土に初空襲(ドーリットル空襲)
- 1942방카섬 대학살
- 1942March — The naval minister Admiral Shigetarō Shimada says that in view of the Allies' "retaliation and hatred", Japan would no longer follow recognized rules of sea warfare.
- 1942February — Japan demands the surrender of Singapore.
- 1942January — Japan declares war on the Netherlands.
- 1943月 同盟国イタリアが連合国に降伏。
- 1943大東亞會議
- 1943January to 4 February — Battle of Wau begins in the eastern parts of New Guinea.
- 19431943年鸟取地震
- 1943橫濱事件
- 1943January to 8 February — Operation Ke, a Japanese naval operation which was intended as the reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor and disruption of repair and salvage operations, takes place following the surprise attack at two years ago.
- 1945硫磺岛战役
- 1945沖繩島戰役
- 1945日本投降
- 1945月 同盟国ドイツが連合国に降伏。
- 1945蘇日戰爭
- 1945August — Soviet invasion of Manchuria starts and continues on as the Kuril Islands dispute.
- 1945月 連合国がポツダム宣言発表。
- 1945月3日 ソビエト連邦が北方領土占領。
- 1945月 選挙法改正により女性参政権が確立。日本共産党の合法化。
- 1945宫城事件
- 1945月10日 東京大空襲。
- 1945父岛事件
- 1945占守岛战役
- 1945月 米軍が沖縄本島に上陸
- 1945三河地震
- 1945요코스카 공습
- 1945月 米軍が慶良間諸島に上陸し、沖縄戦開始。
- 1945月9日 長崎市への原子爆弾投下。
- 1945月6日 広島市への原子爆弾投下。
- 1945牡丹江战役
- 1945月14日 ポツダム宣言受諾。
- 1945月10日 ポツダム宣言受諾の決定。
- 1945Soviet assault on Maoka
- 1945미즈호 학살 사건
- 1945가미시스카 학살 사건
- 1945Soviet assault on Toro
- 1945月 財閥解体指令。日本社会党結成。
- 1945February — U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima.
- 1945March — American Armed Forces win the Battle of Iwo Jima, defeating the last remaining troops led by Tadamichi Kuribayashi.
- 1945and 9 August — Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during the final period of World War II.
- 1945March and 24 May — Two Bombings of Tokyo begins.
- 1945月2日 降伏文書調印。
- 1946January — Just five months after his arrival in Japan, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, General Douglas MacArthur orders the Japanese government to expel all militarists from positions of power. The disbandment of all ultra-nationalist organizations is also demanded.
- 1946November — Constitution of Japan is promulgated.
- 1946May — Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, the predecessor of Sony, is founded.
- 1946May — In the controversial International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the prosecution began of Japanese military leaders for war crimes.
- 1946May — Shigeru Yoshida receives Imperial Order to form a cabinet.
- 1946April — Sazae-san is first published.
- 1946June — Emperor Hirohito submits a revision of the Imperial Constitution to the National Diet.
- 1946Japanese economic miracle begins.
- 1946May — Yoshida's cabinet is announced.
- 1946March — Kose Cosmetics is founded in Oji region, Tokyo, as predecessor name was Kobayashi Kose Cosmetics.
- 1946August — Keidanren is established.
- 1946January — During the New Year's Day, Emperor Shōwa renounces his divinity, known in Japanese as the Human Declaration.
| - June 6, 1944 – D-Day. Operation Overlord begins.EN
- 卡西諾山戰役
- 貝里琉戰役
- 敦巴顿橡树园会议
- 塞班島戰役
- 關島戰役
- 天寧島戰役
- 雷伊泰島戰役
- Battle of EniwetokEN
- G.I. BillEN
- 포트 시카고 참사EN
- U.S. presidential election, 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt reelection for a fourth term, becomes the only U.S. president elected four times. Harry S. Truman is elected vice presidentEN
- Cornwall–Massena earthquakeEN
- Japanese air attacks on the Mariana IslandsEN
- January 20, 1945 – President Roosevelt begins fourth term; Truman becomes the 34th vice presidentEN
- 1942Sugar and gasoline are rationed
- 1942U.S.-controlled Commonwealth of the Philippines conquered by Japanese forces
- 1942洛杉矶之战
- 1942Cocoanut Grove fire kills 492 people, leads to vast reforms in fire codes and safety standards
- 1942荷蘭港戰役
- 1942Japanese American internment, German American Internment, and Italian American Internment begin, per executive order by President Roosevelt; the order also authorizes the seizure of their property.
- 19421945 – Automobile production in the United States for private consumers halted.
- 1942Casablanca released
- 1942Revenue Act of 1942
- 1943德黑兰会议
- 1943西西里島戰役
- 1943卡薩布蘭卡會議
- 1943Detroit, Michigan race riots
- 1943阿圖島戰役
- 1943Oklahoma! the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II opens on Broadway
- 1943Battle of the Pips
- 1943Cairo Conference
- 1945硫磺岛战役
- 1945沖繩島戰役
- 1945日本投降
- 1945聯合國國際組織會議
- 1945August 6 and 9, 1945 – Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 1945Tennessee Williams’s play The Glass Menagerie opens in New York
- 1945Jungholzhausen massacre
- 1945Utah prisoner of war massacre
- 1945May 8, 1945 – Germany surrenders, end of World War II in Europe
- 1945due to inflation and working conditions, nationwide labor strikes begin.
- 19451949 – Nuremberg Trials and Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
- 1945April 12, 1945 – President Roosevelt dies, Vice President Truman becomes the 33rd US president
- 1945Carousel opens on Broadway
- 1946雅典之战
- 19461946年加利福尼亚州第十二国会选区选举
- 1946Benjamin Spock's The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care published
- 1946United States Atomic Energy Act of 1946
- 1946Employment Act
- 1946Philippines regain independence from the U.S.
- 1946President's Committee on Civil Rights
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