| Unit Name: | Second Area Army |
| Dates: | July 4, 1942 - June 13, 1945 |
| Country: | Empire of Japan |
| Branch: | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Role: | Field Army |
The was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
The Japanese 2nd Area Army was formed on July 4, 1942 under the control of the Kwantung Army as a reserve and garrison force to maintain security and public order in Manchukuo. It was disbanded on June 13, 1945, and its various components were reassigned to other commands.
The 2nd Area Army was transferred to the Davao in the Philippines in late 1943, and tasked with defending western New Guinea and the eastern part of the occupied Netherlands East Indies.
| Name | From | To | |
| 1 | 1 July 1942 | 26 December 1944 | |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Jo Iimura | 26 December 1944 | 29 May 1945 |
| Name | From | To | |
| 1 | 4 July 1942 | 9 November 1942 | |
| 2 | Major General Yo Watanabe | 9 November 1942 | 29 October 1943 |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Takazo Numata | 29 October 1943 | 26 December 1944 |
| 4 | Major General Ryozo Sakuma | 26 December 1944 | 29 May 1945 |