Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/August/August 16

August 16:

Events
 * 1913 - Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tōhoku University) admits its first female students.
 * 1945 - An assassination attempt was made on Japan's prime minister, Kantarō Suzuki.
 * 1946 - The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, is established, and Ichirō Ishikawa is appointed its representative.

Births
 * 1904 - Minoru Genda (d. 1989), general, pilot, and politician
 * 1982 - Tomohiro Ito, sprinter
 * 1986 - Yu Darvish, baseball player
 * 1987 - Eri Kitamura, voice actress and singer
 * 1990 - Kōki Uchiyama, actor
 * 1992 - Zawachin, idol and television personality
 * 1994 - Riho Takada, actress and model

Deaths
 * 1443 - Ashikaga Yoshikatsu (b. 1434), shogun