3,491 notable events in Japan — murders, criminal cases and wars. Page 1 of 35.
- Murder of Junko Furuta
Jan 4, 1989 · Murder & homicide
- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Aug 6, 1945 · War & armed conflict
- Fukushima nuclear accident
from Mar 11, 2011 · Industrial & structural disaster
- Yukio Mishima
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Torikabuto jiken
May 19, 1986 · Murder & homicide
- Asahikawa high school girl murder case
Apr 2024 · Murder & homicide
- Japan Air Lines Flight 123
Aug 12, 1985 · Aviation accident
- 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Mar 11, 2011 · Earthquake
- Ainu people
date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
- March 2026 Henoko Offshore Capsizing Accident
Mar 16, 2026 · Maritime disaster
- Japanese battleship Yamato
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- Battle of Okinawa
Apr 1, 1945–Jun 23, 1945 · War & armed conflict
- Aum Shinrikyo
date unknown · Terrorism
- Kobe child murders
Mar 16, 1997 · Murder & homicide
- Tokyo subway sarin attack
Mar 20, 1995 · Terrorism
- Hiroo Onoda
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Setagaya family murder
Dec 30, 2000 · Murder & homicide
- Sada Abe
Jan 1, 1971 · Murder & homicide
- Futoshi Matsunaga
Jan 1, 1996–Jan 1, 1998 · Murder & homicide
- Tokaimura nuclear accidents
Sep 30, 1999 · Industrial & structural disaster
- Kamikaze
date unknown · Terrorism
- Satsuma Rebellion
Jan 29, 1877–Sep 24, 1877 · War & armed conflict
- February 26 incident
Feb 26, 1936–Feb 29, 1936 · War & armed conflict
- Tsutomu Miyazaki
Jan 1, 1988–Jan 1, 1989 · Attack (other)
- Honnō-ji Incident
Jun 21, 1582 · War & armed conflict
- Tsuyama massacre
May 21, 1938 · Massacre
- Kyoto Animation arson attack
Jul 18, 2019–Jul 19, 2019 · Attack (other)
- Hikari mother and child murder case
Apr 14, 1999 · Murder & homicide
- Sankebetsu brown bear incident
Dec 9, 1915–Dec 14, 1915 · Attack (other)
- Sagamihara stabbings
Jul 26, 2016 · Murder & homicide
- Minamata disease
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Amagasaki derailment
Apr 25, 2005 · Rail accident
- Ban-Etsu Expressway microbus accident
May 6, 2026 · Road accident
- Assassination of Shinzo Abe
Jul 8, 2022 · Shooting
- Blue blanket murder case
Feb 12, 1906 · Murder & homicide
- Fukuoka University Wandervogel Club brown bear incident
Jul 29, 1970 · Attack (other)
- Midosuji subway incident
Nov 4, 1988 · Crime & justice
- Aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Mar 11, 2011 · Earthquake
- Mishima Incident
Nov 25, 1970 · War & armed conflict
- Japan Air Lines Flight 351
Mar 31, 1970 · Aviation accident
- Sekisui House land shark fraud case
date unknown · Crime & justice
- Blue boy trial
1960s · Crime & justice
- Killing of Yuki Adachi
Mar 23, 2026 · Disappearance
- May 15 incident
May 15, 1932 · War & armed conflict
- Fukuoka City teacher bullying case
2003 · Scandal & controversy
- Hashima Island
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Totsuka Yacht School Incident
Jan 1, 1979–Jan 1, 1982 · Scandal & controversy
- Miyazaki family triple murder case
Mar 1, 2010 · Murder & homicide
- SOS incident
Jul 1, 1984 · Disappearance
- Tokuryū
date unknown · Crime & justice
- Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
date unknown · Aviation accident
- 2024 Noto earthquake
Jan 1, 2024 · Earthquake
- Rikidōzan
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Glico Morinaga case
Jan 1, 1984–Jan 1, 1985 · Crime & justice
- Friday magazine attack incident
Dec 9, 1986 · Attack (other)
- The Lake Inba Monster
date unknown
- Asama-Sansō incident
Feb 19, 1972–Feb 28, 1972 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Japanese Red Army
date unknown · Terrorism
- Gen Sekine
1993 · Murder & homicide
- Nagoya Avec Murder
Feb 23, 1988 · Murder & homicide
- Bombing of Tokyo
from Apr 18, 1942 · War & armed conflict
- Siege of Mount Hiei
Sep 1, 1571–Sep 12, 1571 · War & armed conflict
- Shimabara Rebellion
Dec 11, 1637–Apr 12, 1638 · War & armed conflict
- Kiyoshi Ōkubo
date unknown · Murder & homicide
- Shigaraki train disaster
May 14, 1991 · Rail accident
- Iwate 17-year-old woman murder case
Jul 1, 2008 · Murder & homicide
- Kempeitai
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Sugamo child abandonment case
Apr 14, 1988 · Scandal & controversy
- Zama Suicide Pact Slayings
Aug 23, 2017–Oct 23, 2017 · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Akihabara massacre
Jun 8, 2008 · Attack (other)
- Japanese battleship Mikasa
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- 2024 Haneda Airport runway collision
Jan 2, 2024 · Aviation accident
- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
date unknown · Earthquake
- Luffy robberies
May 2, 2022–Jan 24, 2023 · Murder & homicide
- Karuizawa ski bus accident
Jan 15, 2016 · Road accident
- Murder of Lindsay Hawker
Mar 26, 2007 · Murder & homicide
- Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)
Mar 10, 1945 · War & armed conflict
- Great Kantō Earthquake
Sep 1, 1923 · Earthquake
- Ikedaya incident
Jul 8, 1864 · Scandal & controversy
- 2000 Naka-Meguro derailment
Mar 8, 2000 · Rail accident
- Yamanashi campsite girl's disappearance
Sep 21, 2019 · Disappearance
- Capital punishment in Japan
date unknown · Suicide & execution
- Wakayama poison curry case
Jul 25, 1998 · Murder & homicide
- Hakamata Incident
Jun 30, 1966 · Attack (other)
- 1995 Okinawa rape incident
Sep 4, 1995 · Crime & justice
- Japan Air Lines Flight 350
Feb 9, 1982 · Aviation accident
- Damage by Great Hanshin earthquake
Jan 17, 1995 · Earthquake
- Ikeda school massacre
Jun 8, 2001 · Massacre
- Amagasaki Serial Murder Incident
Jan 1, 1987–Nov 1, 2011 · Murder & homicide
- Abe Sada incident
May 18, 1936 · Murder & homicide
- Super Free
1982 · Crime & justice
- Pokémon doujinshi incident
1999 · Scandal & controversy
- Tokyo–Saitama child abduction murders
Jan 1, 1988–Jan 1, 1989 · Murder & homicide
- China Airlines Flight 140
Apr 26, 1994 · Aviation accident
- Tokyo Metropolitan Area Suspicious Death Case
Aug 2007–Aug 6, 2009 · Murder & homicide
- Yokkaichi JUSCO wrongful arrest death incident
Feb 17, 2004 · Incident
- Ichikawa Family Murder Case
Mar 5, 1992–Mar 6, 1992 · Murder & homicide
- Shimoyama incident
from Jul 5, 1949 · Crime & justice
- Assault of Maho Yamaguchi
Dec 8, 2018 · Attack (other)
- Sayama incident
May 1, 1963 · Murder & homicide