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According to a Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official report, 41 people were killed and 692 people were wounded. 11 October: Toyosu Market has opened as the largest wholesale fish market in the world. [15] It replaced the old Tsukiji fish market. 26 December
Killed his ex-girlfriend's parents and set their house on fire in 2021. 1 year, 18 days Withdrew his appeals a month after his conviction. Tsune Eto Murdered a married couple in Sakai. 23 years, 319 days Yukiharu Fuchigami Killed an accomplice in a car insurance scam in March 1999, and then another man in September of that year.
At least 36 people were killed, [9] [10] with 36 others injured and hospitalized. [11] It is reported to be the worst confirmed mass-murder incident in Japan's post-war history [12] and the worst building fire in Japan's history since the Myojo 56 building fire in 2001. 32: Hotel New Japan Fire: Fire: 8 Feb 1982: Tokyo
Yang was executed and Wang sentenced to life imprisonment. The third, Wei Wei, was arrested in Japan and was held on death row until finally executed in December 2019. 18 - 20 September 2004 Ōmuta murders: Omuta, Fukuoka: Kitamura-gumi 4 Mob wife Mami Kitamura murders four people with her husband and two sons. 19 - 23 March 2008 Tsuchiura massacre
Rising up to 9.1 m (30 ft) above the coastline, the tsunami created by this earthquake was observed throughout a wide area along the Sea of Japan's coast and caused damage from Tsuruoka to Goshogawara. 100 people lost their lives to the tsunami, including seawall construction workers and beachgoers. In total, 104 people were killed.
Executions in Japan are carried out by hanging, and the country has seven execution chambers, all located in major cities. After a four-year moratorium, executions resumed in 1993 and up to 15 have taken place almost each year since then.
A 22-year-old British teacher who was killed in Japan in early 2007 by Tatsuya Ichihashi. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on 21 July 2011. 2007: Iccho Itoh Murder: 1: Nagasaki: The mayor of Nagasaki, Iccho Itoh, is shot to death by Tetsuya Shiroo. Shiroo is a member of the Yamaguchi-gumi crime syndicate and was angry over damage to his ...
About 2,000 people killed along the west coast of Japan from the resulting tsunami. Homes and fishing boats destroyed in Korea. [15] Tsunami magnitude calculated at M t 8.4; largest tsunami in the region. [16] 1792 Shiribeshi: Earthquake (M 7.1) At least five people killed in Oshoro by the tsunami and additional tsunami casualties at Bikuni. [17]