June to July – After a long period of torrential rain, cliff collapses and
debris flows hit the
Tenryū River area,
Nagano Prefecture, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan, official confirmed report, total 357 fatalities and 1,320 were injured nationwide.[2]
August 19 – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the border between
Fukui,
Ishikawa and
Gifu Prefecture, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, 8 fatalities, 43 were wounded.[3]
September 17 –
A superpower typhoon Nancy hit in western Japan, a
storm surge occurred in
Osaka Bay area, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan, official confirmed report, 202 people lost their lives, 4,974 people were wounded nationwide.[4]
October 26 – An accident occurred in which a suburban train was involved in a landslide caused by torrential rain and buried in
Oita to
Beppu line in
Oita Prefecture, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan, official confirmed report, 31 people lost their lives and 36 people were injured.[5]