Trending Law in Japan — the 12 months to October 2026
The 99 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Kobe child murders. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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458,645
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Kobe child murders
Japanese double-murder case
34,838
views
views
2
Sayama Incident
1963 murder
26,781
views
views
3
光市母子殺害事件
25,740
views
views
4
Nagoya Avec Murder
1988 murder and rape case in Nagoya, Japan
25,235
views
views
5
Wakayama poison curry case
Mass murder in Wakayama, Japan in July 1998
23,235
views
views
6
Ōmuta murders
gang killings in Japan
22,688
views
views
7
福岡海の中道大橋飲酒運転事故
18,448
views
views
8
Ichikawa Family Murder Case
Robbery-murder case in Chiba Prefecture, Japan in March 1992
13,660
views
views
9
奈良小1女児殺害事件
13,405
views
views
10
Nagayama Criteria
9,207
views
views
11
豊明母子4人殺害事件
8,503
views
views
12
池袋通り魔殺人事件
8,171
views
views
13
Fukushima psychic murders
7,460
views
views
14
Taihō Code
administrative reorganization enacted in 703 in Japan, at the end of the Asuka period. It was historically one of the Ritsuryō-sei. It was compiled at the direction of Prince Osakabe, Fujiwara no Fuhito and Awata no Mahito.
6,221
views
views
15
足立区女性教諭殺害事件
5,736
views
views
16
JT女性社員逆恨み殺人事件
5,619
views
views
17
Toyama-Nagano consecutive female kidnapping murder case
Serial murders in Toyama and Nagano, Japan in 1980
5,406
views
views
18
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
5,157
views
views
19
Nakagin Capsule Tower
former building in Tokyo, Japan (1970-2022)
5,083
views
views
20
Kyoto elementary school student murder case
1999 Japanese murder case
4,944
views
views
21
三島女子短大生焼殺事件
4,891
views
views
22
Naganuma Nike Case
4,824
views
views
23
エホバの証人輸血拒否事件
4,745
views
views
24
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
4,694
views
views
25
正寿ちゃん誘拐殺人事件
4,190
views
views
26
藤沢市女子高生殺害事件
4,069
views
views
27
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
3,906
views
views
28
Goseibai Shikimoku
legal code of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan, in 1232
3,784
views
views
29
Imperial House Act
Japanese statute
3,778
views
views
30
名古屋女子大生誘拐殺人事件
3,562
views
views
31
成田ミイラ化遺体事件
3,557
views
views
32
日立妻子6人殺害事件
3,529
views
views
33
Affaire Nishiyama
3,513
views
views
34
鈴木宗男事件
3,431
views
views
35
Engishiki
Japanese book about laws and customs
3,401
views
views
36
eight kabane system
3,393
views
views
37
茨城女子大生殺害事件
January 2004 murder in Japan
3,253
views
views
38
Ishinomaki murder case
3,242
views
views
39
克美茂愛人殺害事件
3,136
views
views
40
Act on Special Financial Support to Deal with the Designated Disaster of Extreme Severity
3,064
views
views
41
Act on National Holidays
2,988
views
views
42
AV Appearance Damage Prevention and Relief Law
Japanese law
2,925
views
views
43
前橋スナック銃乱射事件
2,893
views
views
44
京都・大阪連続強盗殺人事件
2,770
views
views
45
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
1974 international treaty for maritime safety
2,567
views
views
46
Handen-Shūju
2,544
views
views
47
司ちゃん誘拐殺人事件
2,530
views
views
48
Lady Chatterley trial in Japan
obscenity trial surrounding the publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover in 1960s
2,492
views
views
49
岡村勲弁護士夫人殺害事件
2,439
views
views
50
砂川事件
2,411
views
views
51
National Mobilization Law
1938 Japanese law which put civilian organizations (incl. labor unions) under governmental control, nationalized some industries (e.g. the media), introduced price controls and rationing and provided for unlimited budget to subsidize war production
2,409
views
views
52
名護市女子中学生拉致殺害事件
2,403
views
views
53
sharia
Islamic law
2,296
views
views
54
たぬき・むじな事件
2,271
views
views
55
police misconduct
inappropriate or illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties
2,230
views
views
56
向井亜紀事件
2,192
views
views
57
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
2,075
views
views
58
市制
1,980
views
views
59
Sword hunt
the seizure of swords and a variety of other weapons from civilians in Japanese history
1,978
views
views
60
Penal Code of Japan
one of six Codes that form the foundation of modern Japanese law
1,965
views
views
61
Sanmu Incident
1961 attempted coup d'état in Japan
1,937
views
views
62
Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access
1,877
views
views
63
余目町個室付浴場事件
1,855
views
views
64
沼津ストーカー殺人事件
1,852
views
views
65
長野県市田村一家7人殺害事件
1,818
views
views
66
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
1,780
views
views
67
小田原一家5人殺害事件
1,761
views
views
68
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
1,758
views
views
69
東大ポポロ事件
1,715
views
views
70
電通事件
1,694
views
views
71
横浜OL殺害事件
1,596
views
views
72
渋谷温泉施設爆発事故
1,586
views
views
73
Public Offices Election Act
1,574
views
views
74
Yōrō Code
700's Japanese legal code of the Nara period
1,562
views
views
75
Kujikata Osadamegaki
a rulebook for Japanese judicial bureaucrats during the Edo period
1,558
views
views
76
Basic plan to determine lines of Shinkansen to start construction
plan in Japan
1,547
views
views
77
加古川小2女児殺害事件
1,544
views
views
78
Road Traffic Act
Japanese law
1,532
views
views
79
Disaster of Yongjia
Han Zhao forces sack Luoyang, capital of Jin dynasty (311)
1,512
views
views
80
Act on National Flag and Anthem
Japanese law ratificated in 1999
1,511
views
views
81
Civil Code of Japan
civil code of Japan
1,511
views
views
82
三菱樹脂事件
1,498
views
views
83
Local Autonomy Act
Japanese law
1,473
views
views
84
Edict to Repel Foreign Vessels
1825 Tokugawa Shogunate law
1,393
views
views
85
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
1,387
views
views
86
Liquor Tax Act
alcohol law of Japan
1,381
views
views
87
Act on Prohibition of Smoking by Minors
Japanese legislation
1,368
views
views
88
Six Codes
six bodies of law in the legal systems of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan: Constitution, Civil Code, Civil Procedure, Criminal Code, Criminal Procedure, and Commercial Code
1,355
views
views
89
collective self-defence
concept in international law
1,315
views
views
90
日置市5人殺害事件
1,309
views
views
91
Environmental Modification Convention
1976 international treaty on environmental modification
1,302
views
views
92
Equal Employment Opportunity Law (Japan)
Japanese law about equality WM
1,289
views
views
93
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
1,275
views
views
94
Constitutional ruling on death penalty in Japan
1,261
views
views
95
Copyright Act (Japan)
Current copyright law of Japan, enacted in 1970
1,249
views
views
96
神戸高専剣道実技拒否事件
1,243
views
views
97
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
1,206
views
views
98
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
1,205
views
views
99
Labor Standards Act
Japanese law governing working conditions in Japan
1,199
views
views