Risk events in Japan, July 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

755 events were recorded: 8 earthquakes, 666 conflict events, and 81 unrest events.

755 eventsSources: gdelt

755 events· Japan

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 5 events plottedMilitary force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 1 Jul 2026Military force used in Shimonoseki, Japan · Japan · 1 Jul 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 1 Jul 2026Demonstration in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 1 Jul 2026Demonstration in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 1 Jul 2026
Earthquake
8
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
666
3 in the list
Unrest
81
2 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

755 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Shimonoseki, Japan

    Severity 3 · Shimonoseki · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.