Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/November/November 18
Events
- 1930 - Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Soka Gakkai, is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda.
Births
- 709 - Emperor Kōnin (d. 782)
- 1914 - Haguroyama Masaji (d. 1969), sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna
- 1948 - Kongō Masahiro (d. 2014), sumo wrestler
- 1969 - Koichiro Kimura (d. 2014), mixed martial artist and wrestler
- 1970 - Marina Watanabe, actress, singer, and television personality
- 1980 - Minori Chihara, voice actress and singer
- 1980 - Junichi Okada, singer and actor
- 1984 - Ryohei Chiba, singer and dancer
- 1987 - Hitomi Harada, voice actress and singer
- 1993 - Makoto Okunaka, singer, dancer, and actress
Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
- 1957 - Fuji Television is founded