January 2 - A ryokan fire in Wakayama kills 16 people and injures 15.[2]
March Unknown date – Nagase Upbright Cram School, as predecessor of Nagase Brothers Group was founded in Mitaka, Tokyo.[3]
March 4 - A Lake Kawaguchi to Otsuki 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 in Kure, 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 around Aioi and Sayo, 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 - An All 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 the Kintetsu Osaka Line in Hakusan (now Tsu) in Mie 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.