Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/April/April 6

April 6:

Events
 * 1868 - The Five Charter Oath is signed by Emperor Meiji. (Traditional Japanese Date: Fourteenth Day of the Third Month, 1868)
 * 1868  - Edo Castle is handed over to the emperor's forces in a bloodless coup, thanks to an agreement reached the previous day between Saigo Takamori and Katsu Kaishū. (Traditional Japanese Date: Fourteenth Day of the Third Month, 1868)
 * 1882 - Itagaki Taisuke proclaims "Itagaki may perish, but liberty will survive" upon being shot (non-fatally) by a right-wing militant.
 * 1956 - The Atomic Energy Council chooses Tōkaimura in Ibaraki Prefecture as the site of an atomic energy research facility.
 * 1968 - Actress Mariko Miyagi opens a school for disabled children called Nemu no Ki in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Births
 * 1973 - Rie Miyazawa, model and actress
 * 1976 - Hirotada Ototake, author and educator
 * 1983 - Mitsuru Nagata, footballer
 * 1986 - Goeido Gotaro, sumo wrestler
 * 1986  - Ryota Moriwaki, footballer
 * 1995 - Ryutaro Morimoto, actor and singer
 * 1998 - Rina Katsuta, singer

Film and television
 * 1968 - Key Hunter begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Tetsurō Tamba
 * 2010 - General Rouge no Gaisen begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Atsushi Itō and Tōru Nakamura