Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 17

December 17:

Events
 * 1586 - Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.
 * 1637 - Shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shirō rise against daimyō Matsukura Shigeharu.
 * 1941 - World War II: Japanese forces land in Northern Borneo.

Births
 * 1239 - Kujō Yoritsugu (d. 1256), shogun
 * 1267 - Emperor Go-Uda (d. 1324)
 * 1840 - Nozu Michitsura (d. 1908), field marshal
 * 1966 - Yuko Arimori, runner
 * 1975 - Mayuko Aoki, voice actress
 * 1981 - Rena Takeshita, model and actress
 * 1983 - Kosuke Saito, DJ and composer
 * 1985 - Ryuichi Ogata, singer and dancer
 * 1988 - Rin Takanashi, actress
 * 1990 - Makoto Takeda, actress and model