Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 10

February 10:

Events
 * 1653 - The Shōgunate orders the construction of the Tamagawa Waterworks. (Traditional Japanese Date: Thirteenth Day of the First Month, 1653)
 * 1904 - The Russo-Japanese War over Korea and Manchuria begins after the Battle of Port Arthur.
 * 1944 - Senda Koreya and Aoyma Sugisaku form the Haiyūza Theatrical Company.
 * 1948 - The Socialist Party cabinet resigns due to a split between conservative and liberal factions within the party.
 * 1976 - Honda begins selling a minibike for women called the Rattattaa.
 * 1977 - A fishing treaty is signed between the United States and Japan.
 * 1996 - The Toyohama tunnel collapses on a bus in Furubira-machi, Hokkaidō, killing 20 people.

Births
 * 1944 - Miyoko Akaza, actress
 * 1944  - Hideki Takahashi, actor
 * 1970 - Nobushige Kumakubo, race car driver
 * 1975 - Hiroki Kuroda, baseball player
 * 1983 - Taiji Ishimori, wrestler
 * 1986 - Yui Ichikawa, actress and singer
 * 1992 - Haruka Nakagawa, singer
 * 1995 - Haruna Kawaguchi, model and actress
 * 2005 - Rio Suzuki, actress and entertainer

Deaths
 * 1242 - Emperor Shijō (b. 1231)