Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 25

December 25:

Events
 * 1926 - Emperor Taishō dies. His son, Prince Hirohito succeeds him as Emperor Shōwa.
 * 1941 - World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong.

Births
 * 1966 - Toshi Arai, race car driver
 * 1973 - Daisuke Miura, baseball player
 * 1975 - Hideki Okajima, baseball player
 * 1980 - Reika Hashimoto, model and actress
 * 1986 - Aya Suzaki, voice actress and singer
 * 1993 - Emi Takei, model, actress, and singer

Deaths
 * 1784 - Yosa Buson (b. 1716), poet and painter
 * 1926 - Emperor Taishō (b. 1879)
 * 1988 - Shōhei Ōoka (b. 1909), author and critic
 * 2006 - Hiroaki Hidaka (b. 1962), serial killer