Events
- 1867 - Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Emperor of Japan, starting the Meiji Restoration.
- 1937 - Japanese troops take control of Shanghai, China.
- 1963 - At Miike coal mine, Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458, and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning.
Births
- 1954 - Sukekiyo Kameyama (d. 2013), voice actor
- 1972 - Naomi Shindō, voice actress and singer
- 1974 - Ryo Kase, actor
- 1981 - Kengo Ohkuchi, actor
Film and television
- 2013 - The Kiyosu Conference, a period comedy film starring Kōji Yakusho, Yo Oizumi, Fumiyo Kohinata, and Kōichi Satō
Events
- 1867 - Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Emperor of Japan, starting the Meiji Restoration.
- 1937 - Japanese troops take control of Shanghai, China.
- 1963 - At Miike coal mine, Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458, and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning.
Births
- 1954 - Sukekiyo Kameyama (d. 2013), voice actor
- 1972 - Naomi Shindō, voice actress and singer
- 1974 - Ryo Kase, actor
- 1981 - Kengo Ohkuchi, actor
Film and television
- 2013 - The Kiyosu Conference, a period comedy film starring Kōji Yakusho, Yo Oizumi, Fumiyo Kohinata, and Kōichi Satō