Football was among the sports contested at the
1940 East Asian Games, a
multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of interna ...
organised by the
Japan Association of Athletics Federations
The is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Japan.
Presidents
* Ryōzō Hiranuma (1929–1958)
*Hiroshi Kasuga (1958–1964)
*Ichirō Kōno (1965)
*Kenzō Kōno (1965–1975)
*Hanji Aoki (1975–1999)
*Yōhei Kōno (1999–20 ...
(JAAA) as part of the ''2600th Anniversary Since Kigen'' celebrations commemorating the establishment of the Japanese Empire by
Emperor Jimmu
was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the '' Nihon Shoki'' and '' Kojiki''. His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BC.Kelly, Charles F"Kofun Culture"East
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
International association football competitions hosted by Japan
1940 in Asian football