Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 27

December 27:

Events
 * 1922 - Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
 * 1923 - Daisuke Namba, a Japanese student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito.

Births
 * 1898 - Inejiro Asanuma (d. 1960), politician
 * 1949 - Terry Ito, director, producer, critic, and writer
 * 1974 - Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
 * 1974  - Fumiko Orikasa, voice actress and singer