Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/August/August 31

August 31:

Births
 * 1879 - Emperor Taishō (d. 1926)
 * 1947 - Yumiko Ōshima, author and illustrator
 * 1956 - Masashi Tashiro, singer, actor, and director
 * 1968 - Hideo Nomo, Japanese-American baseball player
 * 1973 - Kaori Mizumori, singer
 * 1975 - Takahiro Suwa, wrestler
 * 1998 - Saya Kawamoto, idol and singer

Deaths
 * 1234 - Emperor Go-Horikawa (b. 1212)