List of wars involving Japan

This is a list of wars involving Japan.

List

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results
Jōmon period
East Expedition of Emperor 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)
  • Foundation of Japan
Yayoi period
Civil war of Wa
(2nd century CE)
Unknown Yayoi chiefdoms Unknown Yayoi chiefdoms Establishment of Yamatai state
  • Consolidation of chiefdoms
  • Himiko made queen
Yamato period
Expeditions of Empress Jingū
(c. 3rd century)
Yamato Silla Victory
Goguryeo–Wa conflicts
(391–404)
Wa
Baekje
Gaya
Goguryeo
Silla
Defeat
  • The Wa troops retreated from the capital of Silla, but Ara Gaya captured the capital of Silla again
  • The Wa troops lost the battle against Goguryeo in Pyongyang (Gwanggaeto Stele)
Baekje-Tang War
(660–663)
Yamato (Wa)
Baekje
Goguryeo
Tang
Silla
Defeat
Jinshin War
(675)
Prince Ōama's loyal warriors Prince Ōtomo's loyal warriors 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
Heian period
Former Nine Years War
(1051–1063)
Imperial Court Abe clan Imperial victory
Gosannen War
(c. 1083–1089)
Minamoto clan
Northern Fujiwara clan
Kiyohara clan Minamoto and Fujiwara victory
Genpei War
(1180–1185)
Minamoto clan Taira clan Minamoto victory
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 Mongol Empire Victory
  • The Mongol Empire's invasions fail.
Genkō War
(1331–1333)
Emperor Go-Daigo's loyal forces Kamakura shogunate Imperial victory
Muromachi period
Ōei Invasion
(1419)
Ashikaga shogunate Kingdom of Joseon Victory
  • Joseon withdrawal
Ōnin War
(1467–1477)
Hosokawa clan Ashikaga shogunate
Yamana clan
Stalemate
  • Weakening of the Ashikaga shogunate
Azuchi–Momoyama period
Seven Year War
(15921598)
Japan Kingdom of Joseon
Great Ming
Defeat
  • Tactical stalemate
  • Withdrawal of Japanese armies; Strategic Joseon/Ming dynasty victory
Edo period
Invasion of Ryukyu
(1609)
Satsuma Domain Ryukyu Kingdom Satsuma victory
  • Ryukyu Kingdom becomes a vassal state.
Shimabara Rebellion
(1637–1638)
Tokugawa shogunate
Netherlands Dutch Empire
Roman Catholics and rōnin rebels Tokugawa victory
Bombardment of Kagoshima
(1863)
Satsuma Domain  British Empire Stalemate
  • Tactical stalemate and mitigated British victory
Shimonoseki Campaign
(1863–1864)
Chōshū Domain  British Empire
 Dutch Empire
France French Empire
 United States of America
Defeat
  • Chōshū pays an indemnity of $3,000,000.
Summer War
(1866)
Chōshū Domain Tokugawa shogunate
Aizu Domain
Chōshū victory
  • Weakening of the Tokugawa shogunate
Meiji period
Boshin War
(1868–1869)
Imperial Court

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 British Empire

Tokugawa shogunate

Aizu Domain
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Takamatsu Domain
Tsuruoka Domain
Kuwana Domain
Matsuyama Domain
Ogaki Domain


Republic of Ezo


France French Empire

Imperial victory
Southwestern War
(1877)
 Empire of Japan Shizoku clans from Satsuma Domain Imperial Victory
  • Shizoku rebellions were suppressed
  • The conscription system was established in Japan
First Sino-Japanese War
(1894–1895)
 Empire of Japan  Great Qing Victory
    Japanese invasion of Taiwan
    (1895)
    Empire of Japan Empire of Japan Republic of Formosa Victory
    Boxer Rebellion
    (18991901)
    Empire of Japan Empire of Japan
    Russian Empire Russian Empire
     British Empire
     French Republic
     United States of America
    German Empire German Empire
     Austro-Hungarian Empire
    Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy
     Great Qing Victory
    • The rebellion was suppressed.
    • Signing of the Boxer Protocol
    • Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing
    Russo-Japanese War
    (19041905)
    Empire of Japan Empire of Japan Russia Russian Empire
     Principality of Montenegro
    Victory
    Taishō period
    World War I
    (19141918)
     Empire of Japan
     French Republic
     British Empire
     Russian Empire
     Kingdom of Italy
     United States of America
     Kingdom of Serbia
     Montenegro
    Republic of China (1912–1949) Republic of China
     Kingdom of Belgium
     Kingdom of Greece
     Kingdom of Romania
    Portugal Portuguese Republic

    Siam
    Kingdom of Hejaz
    Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
    Idrisid Emirate of Asir
    Nepal
    BrazilUnited States of Brazil
    Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
    Democratic Republic of Armenia
    Monaco
    Cuba
    Panama
    Guatemala
    Nicaragua
    Costa Rica
    Haiti
    Honduras
    Liberia

     German Empire

     Austro-Hungarian Empire
     Ottoman Empire
     Kingdom of Bulgaria
    Dervish State
    Sultanate of Darfur
    South African Republic South African Republic

    Victory
    Siberian Intervention
    (19181922)
    Empire of Japan Empire of Japan
     United States of America
     British Empire
     French Republic
     Kingdom of Italy
     Republic of Poland
    Republic of China (1912–1949) Republic of China
    Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Republic
    Mongolia
    Russia White movement
    Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
     Far Eastern Republic
    Mongolian People's Party
    Defeat
    • Bolsheviks regain Siberia.
    Shōwa period
    Japanese invasion of Manchuria
    (19311932)
     Empire of Japan  Republic of China Victory
    Second Sino-Japanese War
    (19371945)
     Empire of Japan

    Reorganized National Government
     Manchukuo
     Mengjiang
    Provisional Government
    Reformed Government
    East Hebei

     Republic of China

     United States
     United Kingdom
     Soviet Union

    Defeat
    Invasion of French Indochina
    (1940)
     Empire of Japan  French State
    Victory
    • Japanese occupation of Northern French Indochina
    World War II
    (19411945)
     Empire of Japan
     German Reich
     Kingdom of Italy
     Kingdom of Thailand
     Republic of Finland
     Kingdom of Hungary
     Kingdom of Romania
     Kingdom of Bulgaria
     Slovak Republic (1939-1945)
     Independent State of Croatia
     Kingdom of Iraq
     Republic of China
     United States of America
     British Empire
     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
     French Republic
    Viet Minh
     Republic of Poland
     Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
     Kingdom of Greece
     Kingdom of Denmark
     Kingdom of Norway
     Netherlands
     Kingdom of Belgium
     Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
     Czechoslovak Republic
    Brazil United States of Brazil
     United Mexican States
     Colombia
    Cuba
     Ethiopian Empire
    Defeat
    Operation Masterdom
    (19451946)
     Empire of Japan
     British Empire
    France French Republic
    Viet Minh Victory
    Heisei period
    Iraq War
    (20032011)

    Peshmerga


    Iraq New Iraqi government




    Ba'athist Iraq

    Victory
    Operation Ocean Shield
    (20092016)
     Japan
     Somalia
     NATO
     Australia
     China
     Colombia
     India
     Indonesia
     Malaysia
     New Zealand
     Oman
     Pakistan
     Puntland
     Russia
     Saudi Arabia
     Seychelles
     Singapore
     South Korea
     Ukraine
    Somalia Somali Pirates Victory
    • Number of Somali pirate attacks have been reduced dramatically

    Peacekeeping missions

    Mission Start-date End-date Location Troops deployed
    KFOR ? Ongoing  Kosovo 316

    See also

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