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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 April 26

On this day in 2024

  • DEATHS
  • Dave O'Sullivan, New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse trainer (Japan Cup 1989; Cox Plate 1990; NZ Derby 1990,93; NZ Racing HOF), who died at 90.

On this day in 2007

  • DEATHS
  • Edward Seidensticker, American historian and translator of Japanese and classical works, who died at 86.

On this day in 2002

  • BIRTHS
  • Naoki Goto, Soccer Player, born in Japan.

On this day in 2000

  • BIRTHS
  • Hayato Fukushima, Soccer Player, born in Japan.

On this day in 1997

  • BIRTHS
  • Shunta Shimura, Japanese association football player, Gunma Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1996

  • BIRTHS
  • Shinji Yamaguchi, Soccer Player, born in Japan.
  • Yuma Suzuki, Soccer Player, born in Japan.

On this day in 1995

  • BIRTHS
  • Kosei Nukina, Japanese association football player, Osaka Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1994

  • EVENTS
  • Taiwan Airbus A-300 crashes at Nagoya Japan,262 killed.
  • BIRTHS
  • Tsubasa Suzuki, Japanese association football player (born 1994), Tsuruoka, born in Japan.
  • Yoshiki Oka, Japanese association football player, Osaka Prefecture, born in Japan.
  • DEATHS
  • Masutatsu Oyama, Founder of Japanese Kyokushin Karate, who died at 70.

On this day in 1993

  • BIRTHS
  • Naoto Nishida, Japanese baseball player, Kashiwara, born in Japan.
  • Ryoma Takeuchi, Japanese actor and model, Tokyo, born in Japan.
  • Kaoru Mitsumune, Japanese fashion model and actor, Osaka Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1992

  • BIRTHS
  • Takashi Kondo, Japanese association football player, Tokyo, born in Japan.

On this day in 1991

  • BIRTHS
  • Rempei Uchida, Japanese association football player, Hokkaido, born in Japan.
  • Takumi Akiyama, Baseball player from Japan, Marugame, born in Japan.

On this day in 1990

  • BIRTHS
  • Ryota Inoue, Japanese association football player, Tokyo, born in Japan.
  • Ryota Iwabuchi, Soccer Player, born in Japan.
  • Hiroto Tanaka, Soccer Player, born in Japan.

On this day in 1989

  • BIRTHS
  • Ayame Misaki, TV Actress, born in Japan.

On this day in 1988

  • BIRTHS
  • Shohei Doi, association football player, Shimane Prefecture, born in Japan.
  • Yoshiko Inoue, wrestler, Yamaguchi, born in Japan.

On this day in 1987

  • BIRTHS
  • Yuki Ishikawa, female Japanese volleyball player, Ageo, born in Japan.
  • Shoko Fujimura, Japanese speed skater, Hokkaido Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1986

  • BIRTHS
  • Tomoya Miguchi,, Wakayama Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1985

  • BIRTHS
  • Tsubasa Kitatsuru, Olympic cyclist, Kitakyushu, born in Japan.
  • Yurie Adachi, ice hockey player, Osaka Prefecture, born in Japan.
  • Kazuya Iwakura, Japanese association football player, Toyama Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1984

  • BIRTHS
  • Ken Yorii, Japanese association football player, Mukaishima, Hiroshima, born in Japan.
  • Risa Miyashita,, Osaka Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1983

  • BIRTHS
  • Michael Katsuhisa, Japanese basketball player, Tokyo, born in Japan.
  • Baby M, Pop Singer, born in Japan.
  • Yasushi Iihara, baseball player, Oyama, born in Japan.

On this day in 1982

  • BIRTHS
  • Tadahiro Ogino, baseball player, Machida, born in Japan.

On this day in 1978

  • BIRTHS
  • Hiroshi Asai, Japanese composer, arranger, bassist, Okayama, born in Japan.
  • Shinnosuke Tachibana, Japanese voice actor, Gifu Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1977

  • BIRTHS
  • Takayuki Nishida, Japanese long-distance runner, Ashikaga, born in Japan.
  • Mark Musashi, Japanese actor, Iwate Prefecture, born in Japan.
  • Kosuke Fukudome, Baseball Player, born in Japan.

On this day in 1976

  • BIRTHS
  • Dj Ozma, singer and music producer from Japan, Kimitsu, born in Japan.
  • Go Higaki, professional golfer, Osaka Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1974

  • BIRTHS
  • Fujitaka Hiraoka, basketball player (1974-), Tsukuba, born in Japan.
  • Koji Asano, Japanese composer and musician, Hokkaido, born in Japan.
  • Kazuhiro Shoji, Japanese basketball player (1974-), Saitama Prefecture, born in Japan.
  • Megumi Fujii, MMA Fighter, born in Japan.

On this day in 1971

  • BIRTHS
  • Naoki Tanaka, Japanese comedian, Osaka, born in Japan.

On this day in 1970

  • BIRTHS
  • Miho Obana, Japanese manga artist, Tokyo, born in Japan.

On this day in 1969

  • DEATHS
  • Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist & founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido, who died at 85.

On this day in 1966

  • BIRTHS
  • Noriyasu Numata, Japanese motorcycle racer, Chiba, born in Japan.
  • Satoshi Hashimoto, Japanese singer and actor, Osaka Prefecture, born in Japan.
  • Yoshihiro Togashi, Japanese Manga artist who created YuYu Hakusho, born in Shinjo, Yamagata, Japan.

On this day in 1963

  • BIRTHS
  • Hiromasa Ijichi, Japanese record producer, composer and music executive, Minato-ku, born in Japan.

On this day in 1962

  • BIRTHS
  • Koji Tsujitani, Japanese voice actor, Kodaira, born in Japan.
  • Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro, Sumo wrestler, Shimizu, born in Japan.

On this day in 1961

  • BIRTHS
  • Kazuhiko Shimamoto, Manga artist, Ikeda, born in Japan.
  • Hideki Kuriyama, baseball player, Kodaira, born in Japan.
  • Junnosuke Kawaguchi, Japanese musician, Setagaya-ku, born in Japan.

On this day in 1960

  • BIRTHS
  • Yasuhiro Yamashita,, Japan, born in Japan.

On this day in 1959

  • BIRTHS
  • Alice Arisugawa, Japanese novelist, Osaka, born in Japan.

On this day in 1957

  • BIRTHS
  • Kotokaze Koki, Sumo wrestler, Yokohama, born in Japan.
  • Yuko Yaegashi-Ota, Japanese speed skater, Hokkaido, born in Japan.
  • DEATHS
  • Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist, Father of Japanese Shotokan Karatedo, who died at 88.

On this day in 1954

  • EVENTS
  • " Seven Samurai", Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune, is released.
  • "Seven Samurai", Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune, is released.

On this day in 1952

  • BIRTHS
  • Hiromasa Arai, Japanese baseball player, Higashinari-ku, born in Japan.

On this day in 1951

  • BIRTHS
  • Kaoru Shintani, Manga artist, Toyonaka, born in Japan.

On this day in 1949

  • BIRTHS
  • Issei Sagawa, Japanese murderer, Kobe, born in Japan.
  • Morio Kazama, actor, Setagaya-ku, born in Japan.
  • Yoshiko Toma, Japanese politician, Omuta, born in Japan.

On this day in 1947

  • BIRTHS
  • Kiyoshi Abe, Olympic wrestler, Tokyo, born in Japan.

On this day in 1944

  • EVENTS
  • 1st B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down.
  • BIRTHS
  • Bong-Ki Han,, Osaka, born in Japan.
  • Yasuko Konoe, Japanese princess, Tokyo, born in Japan.

On this day in 1943

  • BIRTHS
  • Yutaka Ebina, Japanese ice hockey player, Hokkaido, born in Japan.

On this day in 1929

  • BIRTHS
  • Tsurugamine Akio, Sumo wrestler, Kurume, born in Japan.

On this day in 1925

  • BIRTHS
  • Koshi Kurumizawa, Japanese writer, Sumida-ku, born in Japan.

On this day in 1910

  • BIRTHS
  • Tomoyuki Tanaka, Film Producer, born in Japan.

On this day in 1907

  • BIRTHS
  • Yamamoto Kenkichi, Japanese literary critic, Fukuoka Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1904

  • EVENTS
  • General Kuroko leads the Japanese Army against the large Russian force at the Yalu river during the Russo-Japanese War.

On this day in 1898

  • BIRTHS
  • Tomu Uchida, Japanese film director, Okayama, born in Japan.

On this day in 1892

  • BIRTHS
  • Seiichi Naruse, Japanese novelist, Kanagawa Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1885

  • BIRTHS
  • Dakotsu Iida, Japanese poet, Fuefuki, born in Japan.

On this day in 1848

  • BIRTHS
  • Hidaka Sonojo, Japanese admiral, Kagoshima, born in Japan.

On this day in 1828

  • BIRTHS
  • Nishimura Shigeki, Japanese educator, Chiba Prefecture, born in Japan.

On this day in 1489

  • DEATHS
  • Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese 9th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate, who died at 23.

On this day in 1192

  • DEATHS
  • Go-Shirakawa,77th Emperor of Japan (1155-58), who died at 64.
  • Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan,77th Emperor of Japan, who died at 64.

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