Japan: Pilots of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service with a Kaga Type 3 fighter at the January 28 Incident or Shanghai Incident, 28 January - 3 March 1932

The January 28 Incident or Shanghai Incident (January 28 – March 3, 1932) was a conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, before official hostilities of the Second Sino-Japanese War commenced in 1937.

In Chinese literature it is known as the January 28 Incident, while in Western sources it is often called the Shanghai War of 1932 or the Shanghai Incident. In Japan it is known as the First Shanghai Incident, alluding to the Second Shanghai Incident, which is the Japanese name for the Battle of Shanghai that occurred during the opening stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.

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