1940 in Taiwan

Events from the year 1940 in Taiwan, Empire of Japan.

Monarchy

 * Emperor: Hirohito

Central government of Japan

 * Prime Minister: Nobuyuki Abe, Mitsumasa Yonai, Fumimaro Konoe

Taiwan

 * Governor-General – Seizō Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Hasegawa

Births

 * 20 March – Lin Fong-cheng, Vice Chairperson of Kuomintang (2007-2014)
 * 24 June – Su Yu-chang, martial artist, scholar and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine
 * 10 July – Chen Chao-min, Minister of National Defense (2008-2009)
 * 29 November – Tang Yao-ming, Minister of National Defense (2002-2004)