Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/August/August 12

August 12:

Events
 * 1281 - The fleet of Qubilai Khan is destroyed by a typhoon while approaching Japan.
 * 1978 - Japan and the People's Republic of China sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China.
 * 1985 - Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Mount Ogura in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520.  It is the worst single-plane air disaster.

Births
 * 1604 - Tokugawa Iemitsu (d. 1651), shogun
 * 1963 - Kōji Kitao, sumo wrestler, the 60th Yokozuna
 * 1968 - Kōji Yusa, voice actor
 * 1972 - Takanohana Kōji, sumo wrestler, the 65th Yokozuna
 * 1983 - Kana Asumi, voice actress and singer

Deaths
 * 1864 - Sakuma Shōzan (b. 1811), scholar and politician
 * 1985 - Kyu Sakamoto (b. 1941), singer-songwriter and actor