Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/July/July 16
Events
- 2007 - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and aftershock of 6.6 occur off the Niigata coast, killing 8 people with at least 800 injured and damaging a nuclear power plant.
Births
- 1936 - Yasuo Fukuda, politician, 91st Prime Minister of Japan
- 1946 - Toshio Furukawa, voice actor
- 1979 - Mai Nakamura, swimmer
- 1984 - Hayanari Shimoda, race car driver
- 1985 - Yōko Hikasa, voice actress and singer
- 1986 - Misako Uno, actress, singer, and fashion designer
Deaths
- 1324 - Emperor Go-Uda (b. 1267)
- 1999 - Hiromi Yanagihara (b. 1979), singer