Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 30

December 30:

Events
 * 1927 - The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.

Births
 * 1869 - Ōzutsu Man'emon (d. 1918), sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna
 * 1884 - Hideki Tōjō (d. 1948), general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan
 * 1956 - Kozo Inoue, reporter
 * 1962 - Natsumi Ogawa, entertainer and actress
 * 1977 - Kazuyuki Toda, footballer

Deaths
 * 1997 - Shinichi Hoshi (b. 1926), author and illustrator