Today in Japan History (Part 7)
Sub-Topics: Tokyo
Historical Events
Results 601 - 700 of 727
1985-08-12 - Japanese Boeing 747SR crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll)
1985-08-19 - Japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei
1985-11-10 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1986-03-08 - Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km
1986-03-11 - Japanese probe Sakigake flies by Halley's Comet at 6.8 million km
1986-07-06 - Premier Nakasones Liberal Democr Party wins Japan's election
1986-11-02 - Ayako Okamoto wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship
1986-11-09 - Ai-Yu Tu wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1987-01-23 - Japan 1st exceeds military spending cap of 1% of GNP ($23 billion)
1987-04-20 - 91st Boston Marathon won by Toshihiko Seko of Japan in 2:11:50
1987-04-29 - Japan's premier Nakasone visits the US
1987-09-02 - Donald Trump takes out a full page NY Times ad lambasting Japan
1987-10-09 - Japanese bank buys "Lady McGill" stamp for $1,100,000
1987-10-30 - In Japan, NEC releases the first 16-bit home entertainment system, the TurboGrafx-16, known as PC Engine.
1987-11-01 - Fukumi Tani wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship
1987-11-08 - Yuko Moriguchi wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1988-03-25 - "Les Miserables," opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya Japan
1988-06-06 - Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989)
1988-06-08 - Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20%
1988-08-04 - Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II
1988-10-30 - Beth Daniel wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship
1988-11-05 - Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7)
1988-11-06 - Japan & MLB all stars played to a 6-6 draw (Game 2 of 7)
1988-11-06 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1988-11-07 - MLB all stars beats Japan 16-8 (Game 3 of 7)
1988-11-09 - MLB All-Star team beat Japan 8-2 in Nishinomya, (Game 4 of 7)
1988-11-10 - MLB All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7)
1988-11-12 - Japan beats MLB All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7)
1989-01-07 - Akhito becomes emperor of Japan
1989-01-08 - Beginning of Japanese Heisei era.
1989-03-19 - Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan)
1989-08-25 - Mayumi Moriyama becomes Japan's first female cabinet secretary.
1989-09-24 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Nippon Travel-MBS Golf Classic
1989-10-09 - 27th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Tokyo Japan (3-0)
1989-11-05 - Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1989-12-25 - Japanese scientist achieve -271.8°C, coldest temp ever recorded
1990-01-01 - Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ
1990-01-24 - Japanese MUSES-A (Hiten) launched towards moon
1990-01-31 - Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ
1990-04-10 - CUNY/Lehman College, Bronx, opens a branch campus in Hiroshma Japan
1990-11-04 - Debbie Massey wins LPGA Mazda Japan 133 Golf Classic
1990-11-11 - Calif's Chuck Finley & Seattle's Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between US & Japanese all-star teams
1990-11-12 - Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch.
1991-01-10 - Japan ends routine fingerprinting of all adult ethnic Koreans
1991-01-19 - Jumbo Tsuruta beats Stan Hansen to win All Japan Triple Crown title
1991-03-21 - Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome
1991-05-14 - 42 die in a train collision is Japan
1991-06-03 - Mount Unzen erupts in Japan, worst eruption in Japanese history
1991-06-23 - Mazda becomes 1st Japanese car to capture Le Mans 24 hour race
1991-11-05 - Kiichi Miyazawa elected premier of Japan
1991-11-10 - Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1992-01-08 - George Bush gets ill & vomits on Japanese prime minister's lap
1992-01-13 - Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
1992-01-28 - Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown
1992-04-01 - Battleship USS Missouri (on which, Japan surrendered) decommissioned
1992-06-11 - Owners approve sale of Seattle Mariners to a Japanese group
1992-10-23 - Emperor Akihito becomes the first Emperor of Japan to stand on Chinese soil.
1992-11-08 - Betsy King wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1992-12-12 - Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada
1993-01-15 - 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, 2 die
1993-06-09 - Japanese crown prince Naruhito weds Masaka Owada
1993-06-14 - Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth
1993-07-12 - 7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, 160 killed
1993-07-18 - Liberal-Democratic Party loses Japan's parliamentary election
1993-08-06 - Japan Hosokawa govt begins
1993-11-07 - Betsy King wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup Golf Tournament
1994-03-19 - Largest omelet (1,383sq ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan
1994-03-26 - Yuka Sato of Japan wins world figure skating championship in Tokyo
1994-03-27 - Ice Dance Championship at Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk & Platov (RUS)
1994-04-08 - Japans premier Morihiro Hosokawa resigns
1994-04-25 - Tsutomu Hata elected premier of Japan
1994-04-26 - Taiwan Airbus A-300 crashes at Nagoya Japan, 262 killed
1994-06-25 - Japanese premier Tsutomu Hata resigns
1994-06-29 - Socialist, Tomiichi Murayama, elected premier of Japan
1994-08-03 - 102.4°F (39.1°C) in Tokyo Japan: record
1994-08-28 - 1st Japanese gay pride parade
1994-10-28 - Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth for 3rd time
1994-11-06 - Woo-Soon Ko wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Golf Cup
1995-01-12 - Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
1995-01-17 - 7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe Japan (5,372 die)
1995-02-05 - Japan's Shinshinto Party wins local elections
1995-03-19 - 5 die by poison gas in Japanese subway
1995-03-28 - World's largest bank-Japan's Mitsubishi Bank & Bank of Tokyo merge
1995-05-16 - Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara & charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier
1995-09-14 - Body Worlds opens in Tokyo, Japan
1995-10-29 - US beats Japan, 19-17, at Nichirei International LPGA Golf Tournament
1995-11-05 - Woo-Soon Ko wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup Golf Tournament
1996-06-23 - Nintendo 64 goes on sale in Japan
1996-09-29 - Nintendo 64 video game system debuts in USA (3 months after Japan)
1996-10-27 - US beats Japan, 21½-14½, at Nichirei International Golf Tournament
1996-11-03 - Mayumi Hirase wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup
1996-11-03 - Toray Japan Queens Cup
1997-03-07 - 5 sue Japanese PM Ryutaro Hashimoto, because his smoking has violated the country's constitution guaranteeing a wholesome life
1997-03-26 - NHL announce Might Ducks & Vancouver Canucks to open 1998 in Japan
1997-04-15 - America On Line, begins service in Japan
1997-04-22 - The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends in Lima, Peru.
1997-07-25 - Rocker Rick Danko gets suspended sentence in Japan for drug smuggling
1997-09-01 - Cartoon Channel premieres in Japan
1997-10-03 - Japan's maglev train breaks world speed record at 280.3 mph
1997-10-03 - Vancouver Canucks beats Mighty Ducks, 3-2 in Japan
Famous Birthdays
Results 601 - 700 of 1,078
1968-07-14 - Kazushi Sakuraba, Japanese mixed martial artist/professional wrestler
1968-08-05 - Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler
1968-08-20 - Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer
1968-08-21 - Shinichi Iwasaki, hockey goaltender (Team Japan 1998)
1968-08-24 - Shoichi Funaki, Japanese professional wrestler
1968-08-25 - Takeshi Ueda, Japanese singer and composer
1968-08-31 - Hideo Nomo, Osaka Japan, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
1968-10-29 - Tsunku, Japanese music producer
1968-11-12 - Aya Hisakawa, Japanese voice actress/singer
1969-01-21 - Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese manga artist
1969-01-27 - Cornelius, Japanese musician and producer (Flipper's Guitar)
1969-01-29 - Hyde, Japanese singer
1969-02-20 - Gedo, Japanese professional wrestler
1969-02-26 - Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer
1969-03-15 - Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey
1969-04-11 - Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer
1969-04-18 - Princess Sayako of Japan
1969-04-20 - Takayuki Kobori, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
1969-05-15 - Hideki Irabu, Japanese baseball player
1969-05-21 - Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress
1969-06-03 - Hiroyuki Takami, Japanese musician
1969-06-29 - Toru Hashimoto, Japanese politician
1969-07-08 - Sugizo Japanese guitarist and singer
1969-07-18 - Masanori Murakawa, Japanese professional wrestler
1969-08-08 - Dick Togo, Japanese professional wrestler
1969-08-13 - Midori Ito, Tokyo Japan, ice skater (Oly-silver-92)
1969-08-19 - Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player
1969-09-12 - Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer
1969-09-20 - Megumi Kudo, Japanese pro-wrestler
1969-10-02 - Jun Akiyama, Japanese professional wrestler
1969-10-03 - Tetsu, Japanese bassist (L'Arc~en~Ciel)
1969-10-16 - Takao Ōmori, Japanese professional wrestler
1969-10-22 - Cuty [Yumi] Suzuki, Kawaguchi Japan, wrestler (Japan)
1969-10-30 - Mayumi Hirase, Kumamoto Japan, LPGA golfer (Japan Jr-1985, 86, 87)
1969-10-30 - Masanori Hikichi, Japanese composer
1969-11-17 - Takako Inque, Toride Japan, wrestler (Japan)
1969-11-17 - Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese voice actor
1970-01-19 - Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian
1970-02-01 - Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese racing driver
1970-02-10 - Nobushige Kumakubo, Japanese racing driver
1970-04-05 - Miho Hatori, Japanese singer and songwriter (Cibo Matto)
1970-04-14 - Shizuka Kudō, Japanese singer
1970-04-23 - Sadao Abe, Japanese actor
1970-05-26 - Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese cartoonist
1970-07-09 - Masami Tsuda, Japanese manga author
1970-07-18 - Dusty Imoo, hockey goaltender (Team Japan 1998)
1970-08-03 - Masahiro Sakurai, Japanese video game developer
1970-09-13 - Yuki Matsuoka, Japanese voice actress
1970-09-19 - Takanori Nishikawa, Japanese pop/rock singer
1970-09-27 - Yoshiharu Habu, Japanese professional shogi player
1970-09-28 - Kimiko Date, Kyoto Japan, tennis star (1996 Japan Open)
1970-09-29 - Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese professional wrestler
1970-10-08 - Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video-game designer
1970-10-16 - Kazuyuki Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
1970-12-29 - Hidetoshi Mitsusada, Japanese racing driver
1971-01-04 - Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese artist, sculptor
1971-01-05 - Mayuko Takata, Japanese actress
1971-01-09 - Yusuke Naora, Japanese game art director
1971-01-17 - Youki Kudoh, Japanese actress
1971-01-30 - Takeshi Yamanaka, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
1971-02-06 - Mana Endo, Hiroshima Japan, tennis star (1996 3rd round Aust Open)
1971-02-14 - Noriko Sakai, Japanese singer
1971-02-28 - Junya Nakano, Japanese composer
1971-03-09 - Jiro Nihei, hockey goaltender (Team Japan 1998)
1971-04-01 - Shinji Nakano, Japanese race car driver
1971-04-02 - ZEEBRA, Japanese hip hop artist
1971-04-22 - Daisuke Enomoto, Japanese people space tourist
1971-04-25 - Tomoko Kawakami, (Voice Actress), Japanese Seiyuu
1971-05-18 - Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese racing driver
1971-06-04 - Shoji Meguro, Japanese composer
1971-06-05 - Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese racing driver
1971-06-28 - Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress and television personality
1971-08-25 - Makoto Kawahira, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
1971-09-01 - Yoshitaka Hirota, Japanese composer
1971-09-13 - Manabu Namiki, Japanese composer
1971-09-20 - Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer
1971-11-16 - Koshi Rikdo, Japanese mangaka
1971-11-22 - Yone Kamio, Yokohama Japan, tennis star (1995 semi-finalist Hobart)
1971-12-06 - Rika Hiraki, Beirut Lebanon, tennis star (1992 Japan doubles)
1971-12-06 - Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese seiyuu
1971-12-18 - Noriko Matsueda, Japanese composer
1971-12-23 - Masayoshi Yamazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter
1972-01-17 - Ken Hirai, Japanese singer and songwriter
1972-01-21 - Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese composer
1972-01-22 - Romi Paku, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)
1972-01-24 - Naoshi Mizuta, Japanese composer
1972-02-01 - Kami (musician), drummer of Japanese visual kei band Malice Mizer (d.1999)
1972-02-05 - Koriki Chōshū, Japanese comedian
1972-02-14 - Hiroshi, Japanese comedian
1972-02-17 - Yuki Isoya, Japanese singer (formerly Judy and Mary)
1972-03-10 - Takashi Fujii, Japanese television performer
1972-03-23 - Ryan Kuwabara, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
1972-03-26 - Naoko Kijimuta, Yokohama Kanagawa Japan, tennis star (1996 Jakarta)
1972-03-29 - Junichi Suwabe, Japanese voice actor
1972-04-11 - Kunihiko Sakurai, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
1972-05-03 - Suzi Suzuki, former Japanese adult actress
1972-05-09 - Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist
1972-05-29 - Közi, Japanese visual kei artist
1972-05-30 - Soichiro Hoshi, Japanese seiyuu
1972-06-09 - Tomoe Hanba, Japanese voice actress
Famous Deaths
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