Events in Japan

3,491 notable events in Japan — murders, criminal cases and wars. Page 4 of 35.

• League of Blood Incident
  Feb 1932–Mar 1932 · Terrorism
• Shimane female university student body abandonment case
  Oct 2009 · Murder & homicide
• Neyagawa junior high school students murder case
  Aug 12, 2015 · Murder & homicide
• Former Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher robbery murder case
  Nov 18, 2004 · Murder & homicide
• Miyuki Ishikawa
  Apr 1, 1946–Jan 1, 1948 · Murder & homicide
• 1993 Okushiri earthquake
  Jul 12, 1993 · Earthquake
• All Nippon Airways Flight 60
  Feb 4, 1966 · Aviation accident
• Yoshimoto Anti-social group scandal
  date unknown
• Kumagaya Murders
  Sep 14, 2015–Sep 16, 2015 · Murder & homicide
• Osaka Nishinari Female Doctor Suspicious Death Case
  Nov 16, 2009 · Murder & homicide
• Okayama underground lake disappearance incident
  Jan 5, 2008 · Disappearance
• Death by slip-off from Mount Fuji while live streaming
  Oct 28, 2019
• Great Tenmei famine
  1782–1788 · Natural disaster
• 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake
  Sep 6, 2018 · Earthquake
• Otsu school bullying and suicide
  Oct 11, 2011 · Suicide & execution
• Nagoya pregnant woman slashing murder case
  Mar 1988 · Murder & homicide
• 2004 Chūetsu earthquake
  Oct 23, 2004 · Earthquake
• Heiji rebellion
  Jan 19, 1160–Apr 19, 1160 · War & armed conflict
• Saga Rebellion
  Apr 9, 1874 · War & armed conflict
• 2021 Osaka building fire
  Dec 17, 2021 · Attack (other)
• Yamaguchi arson and murders
  Jul 21, 2013 · Attack (other)
• Red Army Faction (Japan)
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Japanese battleship Ise
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Tokushima neighbor triple shooting incident
  Jun 3, 1985 · Shooting
• Murder of Hideo Murai
  Apr 23, 1995 · Murder & homicide
• Yokkaichi asthma
  date unknown · Epidemic & disease
• Toshiba research data leakage incident
  date unknown
• Snow Brand food poisoning incident
  2000 · Scandal & controversy
• Red panda hat man murder case
  Apr 30, 2001 · Murder & homicide
• Defection of Viktor Belenko
  Sep 6, 1976 · Aviation accident
• Mito incident
  date unknown
• 1984 Yubari insurance murder
  May 5, 1984 · Attack (other)
• 2005 Sukumo Station train crash
  Mar 2, 2005 · Rail accident
• 2025 Yashio road collapse
  Jan 28, 2025 · Accident
• Tsurumi rail accident
  Nov 9, 1963 · Rail accident
• Yamaguchi neonatal vitamin K deficiency bleeding death case
  2009 · Incident
• Tomiokahachimangu murder case
  Dec 7, 2017 · Murder & homicide
• 1956 Yahiko Shrine stampede
  Jan 1, 1956 · Stampede & crowd crush
• 2018 Japan floods
  Jun 28, 2018–Jul 8, 2018 · Natural disaster
• Agura Bokujo
  date unknown
• Matsukawa derailment
  Aug 17, 1949 · Crime & justice
• Stabbing of Mayu Tomita
  May 21, 2016 · Attack (other)
• Yasutoshi Kamata
  Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1994 · Murder & homicide
• Tengyō no Ran
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• North Kanto serial kidnappings and murders
  Jan 1, 1979–Jan 1, 1996 · Murder & homicide
• Former Vice-Minister of Agriculture son murder case
  Jun 1, 2019 · Murder & homicide
• Okazaki City Library incident
  Mar 2010 · Incident
• Toyama-Nagano consecutive female kidnapping murder case
  Feb 23, 1980 · Murder & homicide
• Oshio Manabu case
  2009 · Murder & homicide
• 8/18 incident
  Sep 30, 1863 · War & armed conflict
• Aburanokōji incident
  Dec 13, 1867 · War & armed conflict
• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 10 tank accidental discharge incident
  Apr 21, 2026
• Devil-chan naming incident
  1993 · Crime & justice
• Hokutan Yūbari New Coal Mine gas outburst accident
  Oct 16, 1981 · Accident
• Meiō incident
  May 8, 1493 · War & armed conflict
• Emperor Richū
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Yumiko-chan incident
  Sep 3, 1955 · Murder & homicide
• Hiroshi Maeue
  Feb 19, 2005 · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Junko Kobayashi
  Sep 9, 1996 · Attack (other)
• Fukuoka family murder case
  Jun 20, 2003 · Murder & homicide
• USS Wahoo (SS-238)
  date unknown · Attack (other)
• Disappearance of Tiphaine Véron
  Jul 29, 2018 · Disappearance
• Genkō War
  1331–1333 · War & armed conflict
• Kakitsu incident
  Sep 1, 1441 · Murder & homicide
• JT female employee grudge murder case
  Apr 18, 1997 · Murder & homicide
• Mitsubishi recall concealment scandal
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Match-fixing in professional sumo
  2011 · Scandal & controversy
• Kamikaze (typhoon)
  Aug 1281 · Natural disaster
• Kusatsu False Accusation
  Nov 12, 2019
• Toyama City Okuda Junior High School bullying suicide incident
  Dec 21, 1988 · Suicide & execution
• Fukuoka snack bar hostess consecutive insurance fraud murder case
  Oct 22, 1994 · Murder & homicide
• Mitaka stalker murder case
  Oct 8, 2013 · Murder & homicide
• 1946 Nankai earthquake
  Dec 21, 1946 · Earthquake
• Tanigawa suspended body recovery operation
  Sep 1960 · War & armed conflict
• Kannō disturbance
  1350–1352 · War & armed conflict
• 1707 Hōei earthquake
  Oct 28, 1707 · Earthquake
• 2020 Fukuoka commercial facility woman stabbing murder case
  Aug 28, 2020 · Murder & homicide
• Japanese cruiser Ōyodo
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Five major accidents of Japanese National Railways in postwar Japan
  date unknown
• Noda fourth-grade girl abuse and murder case
  Jan 24, 2019
• Narita airport problem
  date unknown · Riot & unrest
• Nerima family of five murder case
  Jun 27, 1983 · Murder & homicide
• Hiroshima gang war
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• MV Derbyshire
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• 2005 Japanese architectural forgery scandal
  2005 · Crime & justice
• Akashi pedestrian bridge accident
  Jul 21, 2001 · Stampede & crowd crush
• Matsuyama Prison incident
  1964 · Crime & justice
• 1926 eruption of Mount Tokachi
  May 24, 1926 · Natural disaster
• Hikari Club case
  1948 · Scandal & controversy
• Kyōtoku incident
  1454–1482 · War & armed conflict
• Bloody May Day (1952)
  May 1, 1952 · Riot & unrest
• 2025 Aomori earthquake
  Dec 8, 2025 · Earthquake
• Japanese juvenile law
  date unknown
• Killing of Takayuki Ōhigashi
  Dec 19, 2013 · Shooting
• Shakushain's revolt
  Jun 1, 1669–1672 · Riot & unrest
• Shiratori case
  Jan 21, 1952 · Terrorism
• All Nippon Airways Flight 1603
  Mar 13, 2007 · Aviation accident
• Murder of Airi Kinoshita
  Nov 22, 2005 · Murder & homicide
• Yasunori Suzuki
  Jan 1, 2004–Jan 1, 2005 · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Yakumi Wakacho
  Aug 28, 1997 · Shooting