Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/July/July 9
Appearance
Events
- 1944 - World War II: Battle of Saipan - Americans take Saipan from the Imperial Japanese Army.
Births
- 1654 - Emperor Reigen (d. 1732)
- 1947 - Haruomi Hosono, singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
- 1970 - Masami Tsuda, author and illustrator
- 1974 - Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, actor and singer
- 1982 - Sakon Yamamoto, race car driver
- 1982 - Tomokazu Yoshida, actor
- 1990 - Sosuke Ikematsu, actor
Film and television
- 2007 - First Kiss begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Mao Inoue