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This is a list of wars involving Japan recorded in history.
This page lists battles between Japanese central or local forces and foreign forces, as well as battles between Japanese central and local forces. Battles that resulted in de facto regime change are also listed. Many battles between local daimyō (feudal lords) and clans that did not result in a de facto change of government are not included in the following list.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
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Jōmon period | |||
East Expedition of Emperor Jimmu (c. 7th century BCE) |
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Troops led by local chiefdoms | Kamu-yamato Iware-biko no mikoto victory
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Yayoi period | |||
Civil War of Wa (2nd century CE) |
Unknown Yayoi chiefdoms | Unknown Yayoi chiefdoms | Establishment of Yamatai state
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Yamato period | |||
Goguryeo–Wa conflicts (391–404) |
Wa Baekje Gaya |
Goguryeo Silla |
Defeat
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Mishihase War (658–660) |
Yamato State Emishi |
Mishihase | Victory
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Baekje-Tang War (660–663) |
Yamato (Wa) Baekje Goguryeo |
Tang Silla |
Defeat
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Jinshin War (672) |
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Prince Ōama victory
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Nara period | |||
Thirty-Eight Years' War (770–811) |
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Emishi | Imperial victory
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Heian period | |||
Tengyō no Ran (935–940) |
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Provincial landowners | Imperial victory
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Former Nine Years' War (1051–1063) |
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Imperial victory
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Later Three Year's War (c. 1083–1089) |
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Kiyohara clan | Minamoto and Fujiwara victory
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Hōgen rebellion (July 28 – August 16, 1156) |
Forces loyal to Emperor Go-Shirakawa | Forces loyal to Emperor Sutoku | Victory for Emperor Go-Shirakawa
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Heiji rebellion (January 19 – February 5, 1160) |
Taira forces loyal to Emperor Go-Shirakawa | Minamoto clan | Taira victory
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Genpei War (1180–1185) |
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Minamoto victory
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Kamakura period | |||
Jōkyū War (1221) |
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Kamakura victory
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Mongol invasions of Japan (1274 and 1281) |
Japan | Yuan dynasty | Victory
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Genkō War (1331–1333) |
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Imperial victory
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Muromachi period | |||
Ōei Invasion (1419) |
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Victory[1][2]
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Ōnin War (1467–1477) |
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Hosokawa clan victory
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Battle of Fukuda Bay (1565) |
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Defeat |
Azuchi–Momoyama period | |||
1582 Cagayan battles (1582) |
Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates) | ![]()
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Defeat |
Bunroku-Keicho War/Imjin War (1592–1598) |
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Defeat
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Battle of Sekigahara (1600) |
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Eastern Army victory
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Edo period | |||
Invasion of Ryukyu (1609) |
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Satsuma victory
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Nossa Senhora da Graça incident (1610) |
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Victory
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Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638) |
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Roman Catholics and rōnin rebels | Victory
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Bombardment of Kagoshima (1863) |
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Defeat
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Shimonoseki Campaign (1863–1864) |
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Defeat
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Summer War (1866) |
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Tokugawa defeat
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Meiji period | |||
Boshin War (1868–1869) |
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Takamatsu Domain |
Imperial victory |
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1874) (1874) |
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Victory
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Battle of Ganghwa (1875) |
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Victory
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Southwestern War (1877) |
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Imperial victory
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First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) |
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Victory
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Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) |
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Victory
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Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) |
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Victory
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Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) |
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Victory
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Battle of Namdaemun (1907) |
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Victory
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Beipu uprising (1907) |
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Hakka Saisiyat |
Victory
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Taishō period | |||
Truku War (1914) |
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Truku Tribe | Victory
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Tapani incident (1915) |
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Tai Republic Han Taiwanese Taiwanese aborigines |
Victory
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World War I (1914–1918) |
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Victory
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Occupation of Constantinople (1918–1923) |
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Temporary occupation
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Japanese intervention in Siberia (1918–1922) |
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Victory |
Shōwa period | |||
Jinan incident (1928) |
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Victory
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Musha Incident (1930) |
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Tkdaya | Victory
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Japanese invasion of Manchuria (1931–1932) |
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Victory
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Pacification of Manchukuo (1931–1942) |
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Victory
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January 28 incident (1932) |
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Stalemate
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Soviet–Japanese border conflicts (1932–1939) |
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Defeat |
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) |
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Defeat
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Invasion of French Indochina (1940) |
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Victory
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World War II (1941–1945) |
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Defeat
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Pacific War (1941–1945) |
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Defeat
Allied victory
Allied occupation of Japan (1945–1952)
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Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949) |
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Indonesian Victory
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Operation Masterdom (1945–1946) |
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Victory
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Heisei period | |||
Battle of Amami-Ōshima (2001) |
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Victory
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Iraq War (2003–2011) |
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Victory
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Operation Ocean Shield (2009–2016) |
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Somali pirates | Victory
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