Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/March/March 16
Events
- 1875 - The first ad for domestically brewed beer appears in the Tokyo Hibi Shinbun.
- 1910 - Suzuki Umetarō succeeds in extracting vitamin B1.
- 1934 - The Minister of the Internal Affairs and Communications designates Japan's first national parks in Setonaikai, Unzen and Kirishima. In December, Akan, Daisetsuzan, The Chūbu Mountains and Nikko are added.
- 1952 - The Nichigeki Music Hall opens.
Births
- 1800 - Emperor Ninkō (d. 1846)
- 1840 - Shibusawa Eiichi (d. 1931), businessman
- 1845 - Umegatani Tōtarō I (d. 1928), sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna
- 1915 - Kunihiko Kodaira (d. 1997), mathematician and academic
- 1916 - Tsutomu Yamaguchi (d. 2010), engineer and businessman
- 1928 - Wakanohana Kanji I (d. 2010), sumo wrestler, the 45th Yokozuna
- 1955 - Jiro Watanabe, boxer
- 1961 - Michiru Ōshima, composer and producer
- 1971 - Tae Kimura, actress
- 1975 - Hidekazu Ichinose, voice actor
- 1977 - Hiroki Yasumoto, voice actor
- 1981 - Shin Yazawa, actress and entertainer
- 1986 - Daisuke Takahashi, figure skater
Film and television
- 1970 - Ōoka Echizen begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Gō Katō