Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 29

December 29:

Events
 * 1934 - Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.

Births
 * 1931 - Yi Gu (d. 2005), Japanese-American son of Yi Bangja
 * 1954 - Norihito, Prince Takamado (d. 2002)
 * 1964 - Shingo Tsurumi, actor
 * 1970 - Hidetoshi Mitsusada, race car driver
 * 1979 - Mitsuhiro Ishida, mixed-martial artist
 * 1979  - Yuki Morisaki, chef and entertainer
 * 1979  - Moe Oshikiri, model
 * 1981 - Shizuka Arakawa, figure skater and sportscaster
 * 1987 - Yuhi Sekiguchi, race car driver
 * 1989 - Kei Nishikori, tennis player
 * 1992 - Katsuhiro Suzuki, actor and model
 * 1994 - Princess Kako of Akishino
 * 1995 - Rina Ikoma, singer
 * 1996 - Sana (singer)

Deaths
 * 721 - Empress Gemmei (b. 661)
 * 2001 - Takashi Asahina (b. 1908), conductor