Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/July/July 24
Appearance
Events
Births
- 923 - Emperor Suzaku (d. 952)
- 1886 - Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (d. 1965), author
- 1964 - Banana Yoshimoto, author
- 1972 - Kaiō Hiroyuki, sumo wrestler
- 1983 - Asami Mizukawa, actress
Deaths
- 1129 - Emperor Shirakawa (b. 1053)
- 1927 - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (b. 1892), writer
Film and television
- 2009 - Orthros no Inu begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Hideaki Takizawa and Ryo Nishikido