1995 ⟶ Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack
March 20: The Tokyo subway sarin attack, an act of domestic ...
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1995
🌋 Mount Fuji Erupts After Millennia of Inactivity
Mount Fuji erupts in Japan for the first time in 10000 years.⟶
VolcanoNatural DisasterEruptionEdo PeriodTokugawa ShogunateEnvironmental ImpactGeology
Japan💥 Great Kantō Earthquake Devastates Japan
September 1: The Great Kantō earthquake kills at least 105,000 people in Japan.⟶
Natural DisasterEarthquakeDisaster ReliefHumanitarian Crisis
Japan🚇 Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack
March 20: The Tokyo subway sarin attack, an act of domestic terrorism perpetrated by members of the doomsday cult movement Aum Shinrikyo (now Aleph), in which they released sarin, an extremely toxic synthetic compound, in five coordinated attacks, resulting in 13 deaths and 6,252 injuries.⟶
TerrorismDomestic TerrorismCultPublic Transportation
Japan💥 Great Hanshin Earthquake Devastates Kobe
January 17: A 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake strikes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan with a maximum Shindo of VII, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced.⟶
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefInfrastructure
Japan