Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/January/January 5
Events
- 1874 - A road for horse carriages joining Tokyo's Kyōbashi district and Shinbashi district is completed.
- 1905 - Japan's General Nogi Maresuke and Russia's General Anatoly Stoessel meet at Shǔishīgōng (水師営, Suishiei).
- 1919 - Matsuisu Mako, a Shingeki (western style drama) actress, commits suicide. It is believed that she committed suicide to be with Shimamura Hōgetsu, who died two months earlier. Shimamura was a literary figure who co-founded the Geijutsuza Club with Matsuisu for the purpose of introducing modern western style drama to Japan.
- 1955 - Cinerama opens in Tokyo and Osaka.
- 1974 - Japan and China sign a trade agreement.
Births
- 1971 - Mayuko Takata, actress
- 1986 - Teppei Koike, actor and singer
Deaths
- 1919 - Sumako Matsui, actress and singer (b. 1886)
- 2007 - Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (b. 1910)