Events
- 1869 - Japan's first elementary school is established in Kyoto.
- 1945 - Hundreds of forced Chinese laborers are slaughtered at Hanaoka Mine in Akita Prefecture.
- 1951 - Amphetamines are outlawed.
- 1951 - A night middle school is opened in Adachi District, Tokyo.
- 1963 - Tokyo Yakult Swallows Pitcher Kaneda Masaichi sets a record with 311 total wins.
- 1971 - A local Toyama court rules that cadmium poisoning from industrial waste is the cause of itai itai disease.
- 1984 - The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare announces that Japan has the longest average life span in the world at 74.2 years for men and 79.8 years for women.
Births