List of wars involving Japan

This is alist of wars involving Japanrecorded in history.

List

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 localdaimyō(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
Jōmon period
East Expedition ofEmperor Jimmu (c. 7th century BCE)	Kamu-yamato Iware-biko no mikoto's loyal warriors	Troops led by local chiefdoms	Kamu-yamato Iware-biko no mikoto victory Kamu-yamato Iware-biko no-mikoto became first Emperor (Emperor Jimmu). Mythical foundation of Japan
Yayoi period
Civil War of Wa (2nd century CE)	UnknownYayoichiefdoms	UnknownYayoichiefdoms	Establishment ofYamataistate Consolidation of chiefdoms Himikomade queen
Yamato period
Goguryeo–Wa conflicts (391–404)	Wa Baekje Gaya Ara Gaya	Goguryeo Silla	Defeat The Wa troops withdrew from the capital of Silla, butAra Gayacaptured the capital of Silla again. The Wa troops lost the battle against Goguryeo inPyongyang(Gwanggaeto Stele).
Mishihase War (658–660)	Yamato State Emishi	Mishihase	Victory Mishihase were possible recent settlers from Siberia. Yamato and Emishi force defeated Mishihase. (Nihon Shoki) Place uncertain, possibly Hokkaido
Baekje-Tang War (660–663)	Yamato(Wa) Baekje Goguryeo	Tang Silla	Defeat Watroops withdrew fromBaekje. Conquest ofBaekjeby theTang dynastyandSilla
Jinshin War (672)	Prince Ōama	Prince Ōtomo	Prince Ōama victory Death of Prince Ōtomo Emperor Tenmu(Prince Ōama) acceded to the throne.
Nara period
Thirty-Eight Years' War (770–811)	Imperial Court	Emishi	Imperial victory Sakanoue no Tamuramarobecameshōgun. Death ofAterui.Most ofEmishientered under the rule of Imperial Court.
Heian period
Tengyō no Ran (935–940)	Imperial Court	Provincial landowners	Imperial victory Rebellion quelled
Former Nine Years' War (1051–1063)	Imperial Court	Abe clan	Imperial victory Rise of theMinamoto clan TheKiyohara clanruledMutsu ProvinceandDewa Province.
Later Three Year's War (c. 1083–1089)	Minamoto clan Northern Fujiwara clan	Kiyohara clan	Minamoto and Fujiwara victory TheNorthern Fujiwara clanruled the former territory of theKiyohara clan.
Hōgen rebellion (July 28 – August 16, 1156)	Forces loyal toEmperor Go-Shirakawa	Forces loyal toEmperor Sutoku	Victory for Emperor Go-Shirakawa establishment of Minamoto-Taira rivalry
Heiji rebellion (January 19 – February 5, 1160)	Taira forces loyal toEmperor Go-Shirakawa	Minamoto clan	Taira victory Minamoto leaders banished
Genpei War (1180–1185)	Minamoto clan	Taira clan	Minamoto victory Death ofEmperor Antoku Establishment of theKamakura shogunate
Kamakura period
Jōkyū War (1221)	Kamakura shogunate	Retired Emperor Go-Toba's loyal warriors	Kamakura victory Retired emperors exiled
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274 and 1281)	Japan Imperial Court Kamakura shogunate Hōjō clan Sō clan Shōni clan Sashi clan Taira clan Kikuchi clan Ōtomo clan Shimazu clan Matsura clan	Yuan dynasty Goryeo	Victory Japan defeats the Mongol invasions.
Genkō War (1331–1333)	Emperor Go-Daigo's loyal forces	Kamakura shogunate	Imperial victory Rise of theAshikaga shogunate
Muromachi period
Ōei Invasion (1419)	Tsushima Province Sō clan	Joseon	Victory Withdrawal of Korean armies from Tsushima After 24 years, theTreaty of Gyehaewas concluded and the number of wokou gradually decreased.
Ōnin War (1467–1477)	Hosokawa clan	Yamana clan	Hosokawa clan victory Hosokawa clan gains control of the shogunate Ashikaga Yoshihisaassumed the post ofshōgun Most of Kyoto destroyed Disintegration of the power of the Shogunate, beginning of theSengoku period
Battle of Fukuda Bay (1565)	Matsura clan	Kingdom of Portugal	Defeat
Azuchi–Momoyama period
1582 Cagayan battles(1582)	Wokou(Japanese, Chinese, and Koreanpirates)	Spain New Spain Spanish Philippines Indian auxiliariesfrom Mexico (mostlyTlaxcalans)	Defeat
Bunroku-Keicho War/Imjin War (1592–1598)	Japan Toyotomi clan	Joseon Korea Ming China	Defeat Withdrawal of Japanese armies from Korean peninsula following military stalemate
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)	Eastern Army Forces loyal toTokugawa Ieyasu,clans of Eastern Japan	Western Army Forces loyal toIshida Mitsunari,many clans from Western Japan	Eastern Army victory Tokugawa clangains nominal control of all Japan
Edo period
Invasion of Ryukyu (1609)	Satsuma Domain	Ryūkyū Kingdom	Satsuma victory The Ryukyu Kingdom becomes a Japanese vassal state.
Nossa Senhora da Graça incident (1610)	Tokugawa shogunate Hizen-Arima clan	Kingdom of Portugal	Victory The expulsion ofJoão Rodrigues Tçuzuand the loss of confidence in theJesuitsand Portugal by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638)	Tokugawa shogunate Dutch Empire	Roman Catholicsandrōninrebels	Victory National seclusion policyimposed Christianity driven underground
Bombardment of Kagoshima (1863)	Satsuma Domain	Britain	Defeat Kagoshima is bombarded by British Ships Satsuma makes payment of £25,000 to the British
Shimonoseki Campaign (1863–1864)	Chōshū Domain	Britain Dutch Empire France United States	Defeat Chōshū pays an indemnity of $3,000,000.
Summer War (1866)	Chōshū Domain	Tokugawa shogunate Aizu Domain	Tokugawa defeat Choshu Victory Weakening of the Tokugawa shogunate
Meiji period
Boshin War (1868–1869)	Imperial Court Tozama: Satchō Alliance Satsuma Domain Chōshū Domain OtherTozama daimyō: Tosa Domain Hiroshima Domain Tsu Domain Saga Domain Ogaki Domain Hirosaki Domain Kuroishi Domain Yodo Domain Japan United States United Kingdom	Tokugawa shogunate Aizu Domain Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei Jozai Domain Nagaoka Domain Sendai Domain and others... Takamatsu Domain Tsuruoka Domain Kuwana Domain Matsuyama Domain Ogaki Domain Republic of Ezo France	Imperial victory End of the Tokugawa shogunate Meiji Restoration
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1874) (1874)	Japan	Paiwan China	Victory Occupation of Taiwan by Japan
Battle of Ganghwa (1875)	Japan	Korea	Victory Severe damage inflicted on Korean defenses
Southwestern War (1877)	Japan	Shizokuclans fromSatsuma Domain	Imperial victory Shizoku rebellions were suppressed. The conscription system was established in Japan.
First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895)	Japan	China	Victory Korea removed from Chinesesuzerainty Treaty of Shimonoseki
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)	Japan	Formosa	Victory Annexation ofFormosa
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901)	Japan Russia United Kingdom France United States Germany Austria-Hungary Italy	Boxers China	Victory The rebellion was suppressed. Signing of theBoxer Protocol Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed inBeijing
Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)	Japan	Russia	Victory Treaty of Portsmouth Russia cedesGuandong Leased TerritoryandSouth Sakhalinto Japan
Battle of Namdaemun (1907)	Japan	Korea	Victory Imperial Korean Armed Forces was disbanded.
Beipu uprising (1907)	Japan	Hakka Saisiyat	Victory Marked a new phase in armed Taiwanese resistance.
Taishō period
Truku War (1914)	Japan	Truku Tribe	Victory Truku Tribewere scattered into many different locations.
Tapani incident (1915)	Japan	Tai Republic Han Taiwanese Taiwanese aborigines	Victory The colonial government subsequently took steps to improve colonial administration in southern Taiwan.
World War I (1914–1918)	Japan France United Kingdom India Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa Russia Italy United States Serbia Montenegro Belgium Romania Portugal Hejaz China Greece Brazil	Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria	Victory End of theGerman Empire,Austro-Hungarian Empire,Ottoman Empire,andRussian Empire Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer ofGerman coloniesandregions of the former Ottoman Empireto other powers Creation of theLeague of Nations
Occupation of Constantinople (1918–1923)	Japan United Kingdom France Italy Greece United States	Ottoman Empire	Temporary occupation Temporarymilitary occupationof Constantinople afterWorld War Iby theUnited Kingdom,France,ItalyandGreece.
Japanese intervention in Siberia (1918–1922)	Japan White movement United States United Kingdom France Italy Poland China Czechoslovakia Mongolia	Russia Far Eastern Republic Mongolian People's Party	Victory
Shōwa period
Jinan incident (1928)	Japan	Kuomintang government	Victory Occupation of Jinan by Japanese Army
Musha Incident (1930)	Japan Toda Truku(Taroko)	Tkdaya	Victory Seediq land was given to the Truku (Taroko) and Toda by the Japanese after the incident.
Japanese invasion of Manchuria (1931–1932)	Japan	China	Victory Tanggu Truce Establishment of the Japanese puppet stateManchukuo
Pacification of Manchukuo (1931–1942)	Japan Manchukuo	China	Victory Chinese fighting against the Japanese invaders were mostly defeated.
January 28 incident (1932)	Japan	China	Stalemate China and Japan signed the Shanghai Ceasefire Agreement Shanghai demilitarized
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts (1932–1939)	Japan Manchukuo Korea	Soviet Union Mongolia	Defeat Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)	Japan Reorganized National Government Manchukuo Mengjiang Provisional Government Reformed Government East Hebei	China United States Soviet Union Britain	Defeat Merged intoWorld War II Chinese victory as part of theAlliedvictory in thePacific War Surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China (excludingManchuria),FormosaandFrench Indochinanorth of16° northtoChina China becomes a permanent member of theUnited Nations Security Council. Resumption of theChinese Civil War
Invasion of French Indochina (1940)	Japan	Vichy France French Indochina	Victory Japanese occupation of Northern French Indochina
World War II (1941–1945)	Japan Germany Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria Slovakia Croatia Finland Thailand Iraq	United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Poland Yugoslavia Greece Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Denmark Norway Czechoslovakia India Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa Philippines Ethiopia Brazil Mexico Mongolia Tuva	Defeat Fall of theEmpire of Japan,Greater German Realm,andKingdom of Italy Allied occupation of JapanandGermany Continuation of theChinese Civil War Substantial weakening ofEuropean colonial powers,gradualdecolonization of Asia(including theIndonesian National Revolutionand theFirst Indochina War) Creation of theUnited Nations Emergence of theUnited Statesand theSoviet Unionassuperpowers Beginning of theCold War
Pacific War (1941–1945)	Japan	United States	Defeat Alliedvictory End of World War II Fall of theEmpire of Japan Continuation of theChinese Civil War Substantial weakening ofEuropean colonial powersand the gradualdecolonization of Asia First Indochina War Indonesian National Revolution Korean War 1951Treaty of San Francisco 1956Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration Allied occupation of Japan(1945–1952) Removal of Japanese troops occupying parts ofChinaand theretrocessionofTaiwanto China Liberation ofKoreaandManchuriafrom Japanese rule, followed by thedivision of Korea Cession ofJapanese-held islands in the Central Pacific Oceanto theUnited Nations Seizure and annexation ofSouth Sakhalinand theKuril Islandsby theSoviet Union TheTrust Territory of the Pacific Islandsis created by theUnited Nationsand placed under the authority of theUnited States.The UN Security Council ended the vast trusteeship in stages, from 1986 to 1994, with the US gaining the territory of theNorthern Mariana Islands.
Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949)	Japan(volunteers) Indonesia India(defectors)	Japan(until 1946) Netherlands Dutch East Indies Dutch Caribbean United Kingdom India Australia	Indonesian Victory Netherlands accepts the Independence ofIndonesia Restoration of the reputation of the remnants of the Japanese army
Operation Masterdom (1945–1946)	Japan United Kingdom France	Viet Minh	Victory Restoration of French rule in Indochina Start of theFirst Indochina War,lasting until theGeneva Conferenceof 1954
Heisei period
Battle of Amami-Ōshima (2001)	Japan	North Korea	Victory North Korean naval trawler sunk
Iraq War (2003–2011)	Coalition forces Japan South Korea Spain Denmark Romania El Salvador Estonia Bulgaria Moldova Albania Ukraine Czech Republic Tonga Azerbaijan Singapore Bosnia and Herzegovina Macedonia Latvia Kazakhstan Armenia Mongolia Georgia Slovakia Lithuania Italy Norway Hungary Netherlands Portugal New Zealand Thailand Philippines Honduras Dominican Republic Nicaragua Iceland United States United Kingdom Australia Poland Peshmerga New Iraqi government	Iraqi Regional Branch Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order Sunni insurgents Islamic State of Iraq Islamic Army of Iraq Ansar al-Sunnah Shia insurgents Mahdi Army Special Groups Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq Others Iraq	Victory Invasionandoccupationof Iraq Defeat ofBa'ath Party-led regime andexecution of Saddam Hussein Iraqi insurgency,emergence ofal-Qaeda in Iraq,andcivil war Subsequent depletion of Iraqi insurgency, improvements in public security Establishment ofdemocratic electionsand formation of newShialed government U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq Rise ofIraqi insurgency after U.S. withdrawaland spillover with theSyrian Civil War Resurgence ofal-Qaeda in Iraq and Syria
Operation Ocean Shield (2009–2016)	Japan Somalia NATO Australia China Colombia India Indonesia Malaysia New Zealand Oman Pakistan Puntland Russia Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore South Korea Ukraine	Somali pirates	Victory Number of Somali pirate attacks have been reduced dramatically.

See also

• Japan during World War I
• Japan during World War II
• List of Japanese battles