Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 28

December 28:

Events
 * 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono begins.

Births
 * 1164 - Emperor Rokujō (d. 1176)
 * 1898 - Shigematsu Sakaibara (d. 1947), admiral
 * 1934 - Yujiro Ishihara (d. 1987), actor, singer, and producer
 * 1941 - Tetsuya Watari, actor
 * 1953 - Tatsumi Fujinami, wrestler and promoter, founded Dradition wrestling promotion
 * 1958 - Naomi Fujiyama, actress
 * 1968 - Akihiko Hoshide, engineer and astronaut
 * 1972 - Shinobu Terajima, actress
 * 1993 - Yua Shinkawa, actress and model
 * 1996 - Miyu Yoshimoto, actress

Deaths
 * 1367 - Ashikaga Yoshiakira (b. 1330), shogun