Nagasaki incident

Nagasaki Incident
Date13-15 August 1886
Location
Caused byBeiyang Fleet heading to Nagasaki
MethodsRioting
Resulted inAnti-Qing sentiments in Japan
Parties
Qing sailors
Nagasaki Prefecture Police Department
Number
500 Chinese sailors
Casualties and losses
57 total casualties
More than 21 injured

The Nagasaki incident (長崎事件, Nagasaki Jiken), also known as the Nagasaki―Qing Navy Incident (長崎清国水兵事件) was an incident took place on August 13, 1886 (the twelfth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty) during the Beiyang Fleet visit to Nagasaki, Japan. Some Chinese sailors violated military discipline when they went ashore for shopping, went to local brothels and drank and made troubles. As a result, they clashed with the Japanese police. A Japanese policeman was stabbed and seriously injured, and a Chinese sailor was slightly injured. In February 1887, the two sides reached an agreement under the mediation of the British and German ministers. Both parties compensated the dead and injured persons of the other party.