List of terrorist attacks in Japan

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The list of terrorist attacks in Japan provides an overview of in Japan perpetrated terrorist attacks .

Explanation

The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . With priority on state independence or autonomyThe targeting orientation is preceded by the autonomist , followed by the region or the ethnic group and, if necessary, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestani , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .

The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:

  • unknown number of dead or injured
  • 0 dead or injured
  • 1–19 dead or injured
  • 20–49 dead or injured
  • 50–99 dead or injured
  • 100 and more dead or injured

    • 1974

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    August 30, 1974 Japan Attack in Tokyo East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front communist, anti-imperialist, anti-Japanese Explosive device Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters 8th 378
    November 14, 1974 Japan Attack in Tokyo Maruseido Marxist Molotow cocktail US embassy 0 7th

    1976

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0March 2, 1976 Japan Attack in Sapporo East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front communist, anti-imperialist, anti-Japanese Explosive device Prefectural office, civilians 2 85

    1978

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    March 26, 1978 Japan Stop in Narita Protesters Molotov cocktail, stones, hammers, steel pipes Airport 50

    1988

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    December 24, 1988 Japan Attack in Okinawa Tear gas Night club 0 25th

    1990

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0October 9, 1990 Japan Attack in Osaka Arson Police unit 0 106

    1994

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    June 27, 1994 Japan Attack in Matsumoto Ōmu Shinrikyō religious Poison gas ( sarin ), sprayed with a converted refrigerator truck Citizens, judges 8th 660

    1995

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    March 20, 1995 Japan Attack in Tokyo Ōmu Shinrikyō religious Poison gas ( sarin ) Subway 13 6252
    April 19, 1995 Japan Attack in Yokohama Poison gas Yokohama Railway Station 0 671
    0May 5, 1995 Japan Attack in Tokyo Poison gas Subway 0 0
    May 15, 1995 Japan Attack in Yokohama Poison gas Subway 0 3
    0July 2nd 1995 Japan Attack in Yokohama Poison gas Subway station 0 36
    03rd July 1995 Japan Attack in Yokohama Poison gas Supermarket 0 6th
    04th July 1995 Japan Attack in Tokyo Poison gas Subway train 0 0
    05th July 1995 Japan Attack in Tokyo Poison gas railway station 0 3

    1998

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0February 2, 1998 Japan Stop in Narita Kakurōkyō left-wing extremist explosive Tokyo Narita Airport 0 1

    2016

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    July 26, 2016 Japan Attack in Sagamihara Satoshi Uematsu hostile to disabled people Knife, hammer Home for the disabled 19th 26th Hostility to disabled people

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
    2. ^ East Asia Anti Japanese Armed Front. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 5, 2017 (American English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / terrorist-groups.insidegov.com  
    3. ↑ Asahi Shimbun: Tokyo evening Newspaper . March 31, 1985.
    4. ^ East Asia Anti Japanese Armed Front. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 5, 2017 (American English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / terrorist-groups.insidegov.com  
    5. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197603020001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 27, 2018 .
    6. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197803260003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 14, 2018 .
    7. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 198812240003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed November 4, 2018 .
    8. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199010090002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 7, 2018 .
    9. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199406270007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 4, 2018 .
    10. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199504190006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 4, 2018 .
    11. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199505050004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed April 19, 2018 .
    12. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199505150060 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed April 19, 2018 .
    13. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199507020007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 4, 2018 .
    14. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199507030017 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on April 19, 2018 .
    15. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199507040011 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed April 19, 2018 .
    16. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199507050010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on April 19, 2018 .
    17. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199802020002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on May 25, 2019 .
    18. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201607260021 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 12, 2018 .
    19. ↑ Uwe Schmitt: Japan: Deadly rampage on 19 disabled people was announced for a long time. In: welt.de . July 26, 2016, accessed October 7, 2018 .