Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/August/August 28

August 28:

Events
 * 1937 - Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
 * 1953 - Nippon Television broadcasts Japan's first television show, including its first TV advertisement.
 * 1971 - The dollar is allowed to float against the yen for the first time.

Births
 * 1025 - Emperor Go-Reizei (d. 1068)
 * 1840 - Alexander Cameron Sim (d. 1900), Scottish-Japanese pharmacist and businessman, founded Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club
 * 1951 - Keiichi Suzuki, singer-songwriter and actor
 * 1965 - Satoshi Tajiri, video game designer, founded Game Freak
 * 1966 - Yoko Takahashi, singer
 * 1974 - Takahito Eguchi, pianist and composer
 * 1974  - Kaori Mizuhashi, voice actress
 * 1975  - Yūko Gotō, voice actress

Deaths
 * 2007 - Miyoshi Umeki (b. 1929), Japanese-American actress and singer