A 28-year-old man broke into a trading card shop in Japan and stole thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards.
Japanese whaling ships officially resumed activities after a thirty-one-year hiatus.
A deadly 106°F heatwave in Japan killed at least 65 people, and more than 22,000 were hospitalized.
15,899 lives were lost after a severe 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Japan.
Japan published the first print of the world's most popular manga-comic series, 'One Piece.'
Bank of Tokyo and Mitsubishi Bank merged to become the world's largest bank.
The world's largest omelet was cooked up in Japan.
Japan launched its first lunar probe, Hiten, from the Uchinoura Space Center.
The National Space Development Agency of Japan selected Mamoru Mohri, Chiaki Mukai, and Takao Doi as Japan's first astronauts.
Japan formally surrendered, officially bringing an end to the six years of World War II.
After six years at war, Japan surrendered, marking the end of World War II.
American forces made a second attack on Japan during World War II and dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
The United States of America dropped its first-ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
The Empire of Japan established the Empire of Vietnam, which acted as a puppet state to Japan.
The United States Air Force firebombed Tokyo, Japan, killing over 100,000 civilians.
Imperial Japan began a series of submarine attacks on Sydney.
Mexico declared war on Nazi-Germany and Japan.
Peruvian ambassador Ricardo Rivera-Schreiber gave a warning that Japan would attack Pearl Harbor.
Canon Inc. was established in Tokyo, Japan.
An 8.4 magnitude Sanriku Earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan.