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- With its Country Official Name, Japan.Japan's capital city is Tokyo which can be found in Asia.Japan is an independent county.The dailing code for the country is (+81)
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Today in History for December 21
On this day in 2017
- GAMING: SWITCH
- Tiny Metal for Switch is released. A turn-based strategy game of intrigue with a distinct Japanese flavor that takes place in the aftermath of your king's assassination. Roll out the tanks, create more troops, expand your squad, and struggle for territory with war-room levels of control. Outfight the enemy with your own army of foot soldiers, tanks, helicopters, tactical vehicles, and fighter jets. Capture rival territories and extend your military power over the sprawling map of Zipang. Follow the gripping story of Nathan Gries and answer for yourself what is -- and what isn't -- worth fighting for. Inspired by turn-based strategy games of the past, TINY METAL takes the finely honed gameplay of classical Japanese war gaming and brings it into the modern era with great graphics,15 unique units, and never-before-seen gameplay mechanics. TINY METAL is the Japanese arcade war game you wish you had as a kid. [Nintendo]
On this day in 2011
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- The Flowers of War is released. An unprincipled American is caught in the turmoil of China during the 1937 invasion by Japan. Seeking refuge in a Catholic Church, he meets up with a courtesan desperate to protect a group of schoolgirls from the vicious onslaught. Putting aside his usual selfish tendencies, the American risks everything to help them.
On this day in 2005
- MOVIES: PG13
- The White Countess is released. Shanghai,1936 was a crossroads for political intrigue, refugees escaping turmoil, gathering military forces, international business and underworld culture. Two people caught in this maelstrom forge a bond on the brink of the Japanese invasion: a beautiful Russian countess (Richardson), reduced by circumstances to supporting her family as a bar girl and taxi dancer, and a blind former diplomat (Fiennes), devastated by the loss of his family in political violence and disillusioned by the world's inability to make peace. The story revolves around "The White Countess, "the elegant nightclub created by the diplomat to shut out the chaos and tragedy that surround him. (Sony Pictures Classics)
On this day in 2003
- BIRTHS
- Kensuke Fujiwara, Soccer Player, born in Japan.
On this day in 1995
- BIRTHS
- Mifuyu Koide,, Zama, born in Japan.
On this day in 1993
- BIRTHS
- Naho Miyoshi, Japanese basketball player (1993-), Ichikawa, born in Japan.
On this day in 1992
- BIRTHS
- Hikari Kajiwara, Japanese actress, Tokyo, born in Japan.
On this day in 1989
- BIRTHS
- Alisa Ueno, Fashion Designer, born in Tokyo, Japan.
- Manami Kamitanida,, Matsue, born in Japan.
- Shinji Tajima, baseball player, Mizuho-ku, born in Japan.
- Shohei Tochimoto, Japanese ski jumper, Sapporo, born in Japan.
On this day in 1988
- BIRTHS
- Nana Takeda, figure skater, Tokyo, born in Japan.
- Erna Takazawa,, Japan, born in Japan.
- Takuya Matsuura, Soccer Player, born in Japan.
On this day in 1987
- BIRTHS
- Yuta Fukui, Japanese squash player, Japan, born in Japan.
- Kazuki Murakami, Japanese association football player, Matsuyama, born in Japan.
On this day in 1986
- BIRTHS
- Manami Ui,, Tako, born in Japan.
On this day in 1985
- BIRTHS
- Kotaro Yanagi, Japanese voice actor, Berlin, born in Japan.
- DEATHS
- Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese film actor (Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo), who died of a heart attack at 80.
On this day in 1983
- BIRTHS
- Tomoka Takeuchi, snowboarder, Asahikawa, born in Japan.
On this day in 1982
- BIRTHS
- Hironobu Haga, Japanese association football player, Sendai, born in Japan.
- Takeshi Hamada, Soccer Player, born in Japan.
On this day in 1981
- BIRTHS
- Sagatsukasa Hiroyuki, Sumo wrestler, Fukui Prefecture, born in Japan.
- Kazuma Kita, Japanese association football player, Kanazawa, born in Japan.
On this day in 1979
- BIRTHS
- Hinano Yoshikawa, Japanese actress, Tokyo, born in Japan.
On this day in 1977
- BIRTHS
- Hitomi Mieno, singer, Fukuoka Prefecture, born in Japan.
- Kosuke Harada, Japanese association football player, Hiroshima, born in Japan.
- Masakatsu Ueda, Japanese martial artist, Kyoto, born in Japan.
On this day in 1976
- BIRTHS
- Toshiki Yoshioka, Japanese racecar driver, Hiroshima, born in Japan.
On this day in 1974
- BIRTHS
- Masaaki Itokawa, Japanese politician, Tokyo, born in Japan.
On this day in 1973
- BIRTHS
- Jun Hiromichi, Paralympic athlete of Japan, Ishikawa Prefecture, born in Japan.
On this day in 1971
- BIRTHS
- Katsunori Yanaka, Japanese Go player, Osaka, born in Japan.
On this day in 1970
- BIRTHS
- Ryoko Sekiguchi, Japanese writer, Tokyo, born in Japan.
- Motonobu Tanishige, baseball player, Hokkaido, born in Japan.
On this day in 1969
- BIRTHS
- Hiroshi Kobayashi, Japanese boxer, Nagano, born in Japan.
On this day in 1968
- BIRTHS
- Tomoya Haneda, Japanese rugby union footballer (1968-), Osaka, born in Japan.
On this day in 1967
- BIRTHS
- Harley Saito, Japanese professional wrestler, Yaizu, born in Japan.
- Masamune Kusano, Guitarist, born in Fukuoka, Japan.
On this day in 1966
- MOVIES: APPROVED
- Grand Prix is released. American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to recover, Aron begins to drive for the Japanese Yamura team, and becomes romantically involved with Stoddard's estranged wife.
On this day in 1965
- BIRTHS
- Masahiro Motoki, Japanese actor, Okegawa, born in Japan.
- Motoki Masahiro, Movie Actor, born in Japan.
- Takuya Igarashi, Japanese anime director, Japan, born in Japan.
On this day in 1964
- BIRTHS
- Kunihiko Ikuhara, Japanese film director, Komatsushima, born in Japan.
- Toshiaki Megumi, Japanese actor, Kagoshima, born in Japan.
On this day in 1962
- BIRTHS
- Atsushi Koyano, Japanese academic, Chofu, born in Japan.
On this day in 1961
- BIRTHS
- Atsuko Nakajima, Japanese animator, character designer, and illustrator, Kanagawa Prefecture, born in Japan.
- Ryuji Sasai, Japanese musician, Osaka, born in Japan.
- Mitsuru Sato, Olympic wrestler, Hachirogata, born in Japan.
On this day in 1960
- BIRTHS
- Miwako Motoyoshi, Olympic synchronized swimmer, Osaka, born in Japan.
- Shuichi Abe, Japanese politician, Kunitachi, born in Japan.
- Keiichiro Nuno, Japanese association football player, Chiba Prefecture, born in Japan.
On this day in 1959
- DEATHS
- Rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883).
On this day in 1957
- BIRTHS
- Tsutomu Kitagawa, Japanese actor, Yamaguchi Prefecture, born in Japan.
On this day in 1956
- BIRTHS
- Atsushi Oshima, Japanese politician, Saitama Prefecture, born in Japan.
On this day in 1955
- BIRTHS
- Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Bassist, born in Agano, Japan.
On this day in 1954
- BIRTHS
- Tsurutaro Kataoka, actor, Arakawa-ku, born in Japan.
On this day in 1952
- BIRTHS
- Makoto Saito, Japanese graphic designer, Kitakyushu, born in Japan.
On this day in 1951
- BIRTHS
- Midori Takada, Japanese ambient composer and percussionist, born in Tokyo, Japan.
On this day in 1950
- BIRTHS
- Masaki Kanda, Japanese actor, Minato-ku, born in Japan.
- Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi, Japanese politician, Kurobe, born in Japan.
- Yutaka Fujimoto, Japanese basketball player (1950-2001), Minakami, born in Japan.
On this day in 1949
- BIRTHS
- Yoshinori Shimizu, Japanese basketball player, Kyoto Prefecture, born in Japan.
On this day in 1948
- DEATHS
- Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged.
On this day in 1946
- EVENTS
- Earthquake in South Japan, kills 1,086.
On this day in 1944
- BIRTHS
- Hwang Jang Lee, Korean martial artist and film actor, born in Aomori, Japan.
On this day in 1943
- BIRTHS
- Masafumi Hara, Japanese association football player, Japan, born in Japan.
On this day in 1941
- BIRTHS
- Nobuo Kaiho, Japanese basketball player (1941-2015), Tokyo, born in Japan.
On this day in 1938
- BIRTHS
- Shizuko Natsuki, Japanese writer, Tokyo, born in Japan.
On this day in 1931
- BIRTHS
- Shinkichi Takemura, Japanese speed skater, Chino, born in Japan.
On this day in 1928
- BIRTHS
- Kei Sato, Japanese actor, Aizuwakamatsu, born in Japan.
On this day in 1927
- BIRTHS
- Kunio Ogawa, Japanese writer, Fujieda, born in Japan.
- Takashi Hiraoka, Japanese politician and journalist, Osaka, born in Japan.
On this day in 1925
- BIRTHS
- Joyce Lebra, American historian of Japan and India, Los Angeles, born in United States.
On this day in 1909
- BIRTHS
- Seicho Matsumoto, Japanese mystery writer and journalist, born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (d. 1992).
On this day in 1880
- BIRTHS
- Goyo Hashiguchi, Japanese artist, Kagoshima, born in Japan.
On this day in 1853
- BIRTHS
- Noda Utaro, Japanese politician, Takata, born in Japan.
On this day in 1816
- BIRTHS
- Nagai Naoyuki, Japanese samurai, Mikawa Province, born in Japan.
On this day in 1586
- BIRTHS
- Hosokawa Tadatoshi, daimyo who ruled the Kumamoto Domain, Japan, born in Japan.
On this day in 1568
- BIRTHS
- Kuroda Nagamasa, daimyo during the late Azuchi-Momoyama and Early Edo Period; 1st lord of Fukuoka, Himeji, born in Japan.
On this day in 968
- BIRTHS
- Minamoto No Yorinobu, Samurai commander and member of the powerful Minamoto clan, Kyoto, born in Japan.