Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 23
Events
- 1941 - World War II: Japanese Imperial Army occupies Wake Island.
- 1948 - Seven Japanese convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo.
- 1958 - Dedication of Tokyo Tower, world's highest self-supporting iron tower.
Births
- 1713 - Maruyama Gondazaemon (d. 1749), sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna
- 1933 - Akihito, emperor
- 1951 - Shōfukutei Tsurube II, actor and comedian
- 1962 - Keiji Mutoh, wrestler and actor
- 1971 - Masayoshi Yamazaki, singer-songwriter
- 1978 - Akiko Yada, actress
- 1979 - Yukifumi Murakami, javelin thrower
- 1980 - Kohei Yamamoto, actor
- 1987 - Kana Kurashina, actress
- 1988 - Eri Kamei, singer and actress
- 1988 - Yuka Kashino, singer and dancer
- 1993 - Ruriko Kojima, model and sportscaster
Deaths
- 1575 - Akiyama Nobutomo (b. 1531), samurai
- 1948 - Akira Mutō (b. 1883), general
- 1948 - Hideki Tōjō (b. 1884), general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan
Holidays and observances
- The Emperor's Birthday - Birthday of Akihito, the current Emperor of Japan