List of all shark attacks in japan
Fatal Attacks
12
Unprovoked Attacks
23
Total Attacks
34
There have been a total of 34 shark attacks in JAPAN. Out of those, 12 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 35.29%. 23 attacks came out of the blue while 11 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iyo | 16-03-1993 | Possiby white shark | Survived | NO | Yuji Yamamoto | ||
| 1.5 km north of Igata-cho, 60 km south of Matsyama | 16-06-1992 | 12h30 | White shark, identification by K. Nakaya | Preparing to fish for jack-mackerel | No inujury to occupant. Shark bit boat repeatedly, leaving 2 teeth in the bottom keel of the boat | NO | 5.75 m wooden boat, occupant: Yoshaiaki Ueda |
| Nagahama-cho, 40 km southwest of Matsuyama | 07-03-1992 | 10h15 | Fishing for yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata | No injury to boat or occupant | NO | wooden boat of Yoshihiro Takasaki | |
| Matsuyama | 07-03-1992 | 15h20 | 5 m [16.5'] white shark, identification by K. Nakaya | Hookah diving for pen shells | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 41yo Kazuta Harada |
| Matsuyama | 13-02-1992 | 10h00 | 5 m [16.5'] shark | Diving for pen shells | No injury, steel diving helmet bitten 3 times | NO | Koji Harada |
| Matsuyama | 02-01-1992 | Survived | NO | male | |||
| Kanazawa? | 31-12-1991 | Questionable incident | Survived. questionable incident | NO | Mikado Nakamura | ||
| 31-05-1989 | Doubtful incident, needs investigation | NO | male | ||||
| Ogasawara Islands | 18-08-1988 | Survived | NO | male | |||
| Ariake Bay | 28-08-1982 | FATAL | YES | Yako Yajima |
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