Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/April/April 7

April 7:

Events
 * 1884 - Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirochō is sentenced to seven years in prison for gambling.
 * 1890 - The Lake Biwa Canal,from Ōtsu to Kamo River, is completed.
 * 1945 - The Japanese battleship Yamato is sunk by U.S. forces while on its way to Okinawa.
 * 1947 - The Labor Standards Law is passed. It is implemented on September 1.
 * 1991 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) holds its annual meeting in Nagoya, its first annual meeting to be held in Asia.

Births
 * 1972 - Shingo Katsurayama, actor
 * 1980 - Tetsuji Tamayama, actor
 * 1981 - Hitoe Arakaki, singer
 * 1984 - Hiroko Shimabukuro, singer