Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 28
Events
- 1707 - The 1707 Hōei earthquake, at an estimated 8.6 ML, killed over 5000 people and was the largest quake in Japanese history until the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake
- 1891 - The 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake, at an estimated 8.0 Ms, killed and estimated 7273 and had an estimated 17,175 casualties
Births
- 1837 - Tokugawa Yoshinobu (d. 1913), shogun, 15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate
- 1860 - Kanō Jigorō (d. 1938), martial artist
- 1917 - Jack Soo (d. 1979), Japanese-American actor and singer
- 1921 - Azumafuji Kin'ichi (d. 1973), sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna
- 1938 - Keigo Abe, master of Shotokan karate who founded the Japan Shotokan Karate Association
- 1944 - Keizō Kanie, actor
- 1959 - Toshio Masuda, composer
- 1960 - Yoko Kagabu, volleyball player
- 1965 - Miyako Yoshida, ballerina
- 1968 - Mayumi Ozaki, wrestler
- 1969 - Noriyoshi Omichi, baseball player
- 1980 - Kanzi, American bonobo known for having exhibited advanced linguistic aptitude
- 1982 - Mai Kuraki, singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
- 1982 - Hironori Saruta, footballer
- 1983 - Kayo Noro, singer and entertainer
- 1986 - Aki Toyosaki, voice actress and singer
- 1988 - Nanao, model and actress
- 1988 - Shota Kawanishi, footballer
Deaths
- 1225 - Jien (b. 1155), monk, historian, and poet
- 1568 - Ashikaga Yoshihide (b. 1538), shogun
- 1594 - Ōkubo Tadayo (b. 1532), general
- 1945 - Kesago Nakajima (b. 1881), general
- 2007 - Takao Fujinami (b. 1932), politician
Film and television
- 2005 - What the Snow Brings, a film starring Yūsuke Iseya, Kōichi Satō, and Kyōko Koizumi
- 2011 - Kaitō Royale begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Tori Matsuzaka, Aya Ōmasa, and Seiji Fukushi