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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwata City | 02-09-2017 | 10h00 | Surfing | Injury to ankle & feet | NO | 42yo male | |
| Irino Beach | 23-07-2016 | 19h05 | Surfing | Lacerations to left leg | NO | 29yo male | |
| 22-12-2014 | Goblin shark | Diving / Filming | No injury, shark snagged its teeth in diver's suit | NO | male | ||
| Aichi | 07-06-2014 | Afternoon | Surfing | Left arm bitten | NO | 43yo Tsuyoshi Takahashi | |
| Off Miyako Island | 03-01-2014 | Sea disaster | 5 cm bite to left foot | NO | 31yo Rianto | ||
| 29-01-2008 | Goblin shark, 4.2' | Diving | No injury, captive shark attempted to bite diver's arm PROVOKED INCIDENTt | NO | |||
| Susami | 14-07-2004 | Longfin mako shark, 3.5 m [11.5'], 350-kg [772-lb] | Fishing for squid aboard the trawler Shikishima-Maru when the shark leapt into the boat | Suffered broken ribs when the shark's tail fin slammed into his chest | NO | 51yo Yuji Torimi | |
| 460 miles off Iwakuni | 01-11-1998 | 6' shark | Fishing for tuna | PROVOKED INCIDENT Knee bitten by shark trapped in net | NO | 52yo Tadashi Kodama | |
| Atsumi Peninsula | 08-04-1995 | 10h15 | 6 m [20'] white shark | Scuba diving for bivalves | FATAL | YES | 47yo Shintaro Hara |
| Tatsugo-cho | 21-08-1994 | Survived | NO | Nagisa Yasuhara |
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