Events
- 1941 - Japanese troops occupy French Indo-China.
- 1976 - Former prime minister Kakuei Tanaka is arrested on suspicion of violating foreign exchange and foreign trade laws in connection with the Lockheed scandal.
Births
- 1854 - Takahashi Korekiyo (d. 1936), politician, 20th Prime Minister of Japan, victim of the February 26 Incident
- 1923 - Mas Oyama (d. 1994), South Korean-Japanese martial artist, founded Kyokushin
- 1947 - Kazuyoshi Miura (d. 2008), businessman
- 1972 - Takako Fuji, actress
- 1981 - Mari Hoshino, actress and singer
- 1984 - Tsuyoshi Nishioka, baseball player
- 1987 - Risa Yoshiki, model, actress, and singer
- 1991 - Rena Matsui, actress and singer