The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Japan and its predecessor entities ranging back to the Tokugawa shogunate (Some historical numbers may be approximate). The massacres are grouped into different time periods. Massacres have become a growing problem in contemporary Japan in recent years, with at least 110+ deaths during the 2010s.
Most notably, the 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack claimed at least 36 lives and injured an additional 34. It is one of the deadliest massacres in Japan since the end of World War II and the deadliest building fire in Japan since the 2001 Myojo 56 building fire. It was considered "suicidal terrorism" by one criminology professor at Rissho University, as the attack was reportedly intended to be a suicide mission by the suspect.[1] In December 2021, another arson attack occurred, this time at a building in Osaka, specifically at a psychiatric clinic located on the fourth floor. It killed 25 and injured an additional 3. The suspect, who died in hospital two weeks later, is believed to have been inspired by the 2019 attack in Kyoto.[2]
Attacker stabbed 2 women dead, then shot 2 responding police officers.[15]
References
^Yamaguchi, Mari (19 July 2019). "Kyoto Animation studio arson fire suspect reportedly had grudge". CTV News. CTV. from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^"Osaka clinic fire suspect may have copied Kyoto Animation arson attack". The Japan Times. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
^Ebrey, Patricia Buckley, and Walthall, Anne (1947). East Asia : a cultural, social, and political history (Third ed.). Boston. ISBN9781133606475. OCLC 811729581.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Eckhardt Fuchs, Tokushi Kasahara, Sven Saaler (4 December 2017). A New Modern History of East Asia. p. 196. ISBN978-3737007085. Retrieved 2018-03-03. The Japanese forces then carried out the Gando Massacre, in which they indiscriminately attacked Koreans living in Eastern Manchuria and other regions, killing over 5,000 and burning down more than 3,500 homes.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Incident Summary for GTDID: 199406270007". www.start.umd.edu.
^. The Japan Times. 2006-11-16. Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
^"Ikebukuro killer insane, lawyers say". The Japan Times. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
^Factbox: Recent mass killings in Japan Reuters, July 18, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2021
^Fire at Japanese Adult Video Theater Kills 15 Fox News, January 13, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2021
^Suicide was motive in Osaka arson Japan Times, October 5, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2021
^"Ibaraki man gets death sentence over murders of wife, 5 children | the Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis".
^"Death toll from arson attack on Kyoto Animation studio rises to 36". japantoday.com. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
^"24 confirmed dead in suspected case of arson in Osaka". The Japan Times. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^"Police: Osaka fire suspect may have copied Kyoto arsonist | the Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis".
^"Suspect arrested after shooting and stabbing attack in Japan leaves four dead". CNN. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
Factbox: Recent mass killings in Japan
August 24, 2023
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This is a list of domestic massacres mostly committed by civilians or the military within Japan itself Hence numerous Japanese war crimes often committed overseas during wartime that have also been classified as massacres may not be present in this list such as the Nanjing massacre Sook Ching massacre Changjiao massacre Kalagon massacre Palawan massacre among others The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Japan and its predecessor entities ranging back to the Tokugawa shogunate Some historical numbers may be approximate The massacres are grouped into different time periods Massacres have become a growing problem in contemporary Japan in recent years with at least 110 deaths during the 2010s Most notably the 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack claimed at least 36 lives and injured an additional 34 It is one of the deadliest massacres in Japan since the end of World War II and the deadliest building fire in Japan since the 2001 Myojo 56 building fire It was considered suicidal terrorism by one criminology professor at Rissho University as the attack was reportedly intended to be a suicide mission by the suspect 1 In December 2021 another arson attack occurred this time at a building in Osaka specifically at a psychiatric clinic located on the fourth floor It killed 25 and injured an additional 3 The suspect who died in hospital two weeks later is believed to have been inspired by the 2019 attack in Kyoto 2 Contents 1 Massacres 1 1 Tokugawa shogunate 1603 1868 1 2 Empire of Japan 1868 1947 1 3 Occupied Japan 1947 1952 1 4 State of Japan 1952 present 2 References 3 External linksMassacres EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items May 2011 Tokugawa shogunate 1603 1868 Edit Date Name Location Perpetrator Deaths Notes12 15 April 1638 Mass beheadings at the final days of the Shimabara revolt Inside and around Hara Castle Minamishimabara Shogunate army 37 000 Rebels and sympathizers were beheaded by military forces Afterwards the Hara Castle was also burned to the ground December 1696 Yoshiwara spree killing Yoshiwara Sano Jirōzaemon Empire of Japan 1868 1947 Edit Date Name Location Perpetrator Deaths Notes1 March 1919 March 1st demonstrations Korea under Japanese rule Imperial Japanese Army 7 509 15 849 Koreans wounded 3 October 1920 Gando massacre Jiandao Imperial Japanese Army 5 000 4 July 1922 Shinano River incident Shinano River Okura zaibatsu 100 Documentation on death incompleteSeptember 1923 Kantō Massacre Kantō region Imperial Japanese Army police and vigilantes 6 000 Multiple incidentsMay 1938 Tsuyama massacre Tsuyama Mutsuo Toi 30 3 injured2 September 1944 Chichijima incident Chichijima Ogasawara Islands Imperial Japanese Army 8 Japanese soldiers killed eight American airmen on Chichi Jima in the Bonin Islands and cannibalized four of them The ninth and only one to evade capture was future U S President George H W BushJuly 1945 Hanaoka incident Ōdate Imperial Japanese Army 418 113 prisoners of war executed 307 also diedOccupied Japan 1947 1952 Edit Date Name Location Perpetrator Deaths Notes26 January 1948 Teigin case Tokyo Sadamichi Hirasawa 12 False verdict suspected15 July 1949 Mitaka incident Tokyo Keisuke Takeuchi 8 20 injured False verdict suspectedState of Japan 1952 present Edit Date Name Location Perpetrator Deaths Notes30 June 1966 Hakamada Incident Shimizu Shizuoka Iwao Hakamada 4 False verdict suspected30 August 1974 Mitsubishi bombing Tokyo East Asia Anti Japan Armed Front 8 376 injured27 28 June 1994 Matsumoto incident Matsumoto Aum Shinrikyo 8 500 injured 5 20 March 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack Tokyo Aum Shinrikyo 13 6 252 injured25 July 1998 Wakayama arsenic poison case Sonobe district of Wakayama Wakayama Masumi Hayashi 4 64 injured 6 8 September 1999 Ikebukuro massacre Tokyo Hiroshi Zota 2 6 injured 7 29 September 1999 Shimonoseki Station massacre Shimonoseki Yasuaki Uwabe 5 10 injured30 December 2000 Setagaya family murder Setagaya Unknown 48 June 2001 Osaka school massacre Ikeda Mamoru Takuma 8 15 injured1 September 2001 Myojo 56 building fire Shinjuku Unknown 44 Perpetrator never caught 20 June 2003 Fukuoka family murder case Higashi ku Fukuoka Wei Wei Yang Ning and Wang Liang 418 and 20 September 2004 Ōmuta murders Omuta Fukuoka Kitamura gumi 4 Mob wife Mami Kitamura murders four people with her husband and two sons 8 June 2008 Akihabara massacre Chiyoda Tomohiro Katō 7 10 injured1 October 2008 Osaka movie theater fire 8 9 Osaka Kazuhiro Ogawa 10 1612 January 2010 2010 Habikino shooting Iichan bar Habikino Osaka Prefecture Yasuhisa Sugiura 4 including the perpetrator 14 March 2013 Etajima stabbings Etajima Hiroshima Chen Shuangxi 2 6 Wounded21 22 July 2013 Yamaguchi arson and murders Mitake Kosei Homi 526 July 2016 Sagamihara stabbings Sagamihara Satoshi Uematsu 19 26 injured6 October 2017 Komatsu family murder Ibaraki Hirobumi Komatsu 6 Hirobumi Komatsu killed his wife and five children by stabbing he then set the bodies on fire 11 28 May 2019 Kawasaki stabbings Tama ward of Kawasaki City Kanagawa Prefecture Ryuichi Iwasaki 3 18 injured18 July 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack Kyoto Shinji Aoba 36 33 injured 12 17 December 2021 Osaka building fire Osaka Morio Tanimoto suspect 25 3 injured including suspect arson suspected 13 14 25 May 2023 2023 Nagano attack Nagano Masanori Aoki 4 Attacker stabbed 2 women dead then shot 2 responding police officers 15 References Edit Yamaguchi Mari 19 July 2019 Kyoto Animation studio arson fire suspect reportedly had grudge CTV News CTV Archived from the original on 30 December 2019 Retrieved 30 December 2019 Osaka clinic fire suspect may have copied Kyoto Animation arson attack The Japan Times 21 December 2021 Retrieved 2021 12 21 Ebrey Patricia Buckley and Walthall Anne 1947 East Asia a cultural social and political history Third ed Boston ISBN 9781133606475 OCLC 811729581 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Eckhardt Fuchs Tokushi Kasahara Sven Saaler 4 December 2017 A New Modern History of East Asia p 196 ISBN 978 3737007085 Retrieved 2018 03 03 The Japanese forces then carried out the Gando Massacre in which they indiscriminately attacked Koreans living in Eastern Manchuria and other regions killing over 5 000 and burning down more than 3 500 homes a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Incident Summary for GTDID 199406270007 www start umd edu Courts ignore reasonable doubt lawyers The Japan Times 2006 11 16 Archived from the original on 2008 10 25 Retrieved 2008 02 04 Ikebukuro killer insane lawyers say The Japan Times Retrieved April 16 2012 Factbox Recent mass killings in Japan Reuters July 18 2019 Retrieved December 26 2021 Fire at Japanese Adult Video Theater Kills 15 Fox News January 13 2015 Retrieved December 26 2021 Suicide was motive in Osaka arson Japan Times October 5 2008 Retrieved December 26 2021 Ibaraki man gets death sentence over murders of wife 5 children the Asahi Shimbun Breaking News Japan News and Analysis Death toll from arson attack on Kyoto Animation studio rises to 36 japantoday com Retrieved 2019 10 05 24 confirmed dead in suspected case of arson in Osaka The Japan Times 17 December 2021 Retrieved 17 December 2021 Police Osaka fire suspect may have copied Kyoto arsonist the Asahi Shimbun Breaking News Japan News and Analysis Suspect arrested after shooting and stabbing attack in Japan leaves four dead CNN 25 May 2023 Retrieved 28 May 2023 External links EditFactbox Recent mass killings in Japan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of massacres in Japan amp oldid 1164902961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
