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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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikura-jima Island, 150 miles south of Tokyo | Fishing | FATAL | YES | Otamatsu H. Yoshii | |||
| Usimado-no-Seto | 13h00 | Blue shark | FATAL | YES | 22yo Hideo Ishida | ||
| Ariakeno Bay | P.M. | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 19yo male | ||
| Boat of a Hawaiian brig was stove in by whale | FATAL | YES | boat crew | ||||
| Oomura Bay | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Body found in gut of 2000-lb white shark | NO | 13yo Boy clad in shirt & white linen pants | |||
| American minesweeper USS YMS-350 lost in a typhoon - swimming to shore | FATAL | YES | sailor | ||||
| Okushiri Island, Hiyama Subprefecture | Questionable incident | Survived (no injury?) | NO | 14yo Masami Fukushi | |||
| Ushimado | 13h00 | Blue shark? | FATAL, right thigh bitten | YES | 22yo Hideo Ishida | ||
| Isonoura Beach, Wakayama City | 14h30 | Blue shark, 3 m [10'] | Swimming | FATAL, left thigh bitten | YES | 13 or 18yo Akira Tuchiya | |
| Sakaide | 25-08-1967 | 14h30 | FATAL | YES | 19yo Masanori Ishikawa |
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