January 2 - Aryokan fire inWakayama kills 16 people and injures 15.[2]
March Unknown date – Nagase Upbright Cram School, as predecessor of Nagase Brothers Group was founded inMitaka, Tokyo.[3]
March 4 - ALake Kawaguchi toOtsuki local train collision with truck in Fujikyu Line,Fujiyoshida,Yamanashi Prefecture, according to Japan Transport Ministry official confirmed report, 17 person were lost to lives, with 69 person were wounded.
April 27 - A massive forest fire inKure,Hiroshima Prefecture, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, 18 firefighter were lost their lives.
July 18 - A heavy torrential rain, wide range affective landslide, debris flow, bridge collapse aroundAioi andSayo,Hyogo Prefecture, 19 person were lost to lives, 26 persons were wounded, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report.[page needed]
July 30 - AnAll Nippon AirwaysBoeing 727 collides with a Japanese fighter jet, resulting in a loss of 162 lives.
October 25 - Collision of two limited express trains on theKintetsu Osaka Line in Hakusan (nowTsu) inMie Prefecture. Casualties include 25 dead and 227 wounded.
November 11 - A slope failure field site collapsed during an experiment[clarification needed] in Tama-ku,Kawasaki,Kanagawa Prefecture. According to a Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, 15 persons lost their lives, 10 persons were wounded.
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