Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 2

February 2:

Events
 * 1873 - Sakura Juntendō establishes a hospital in Yushima.
 * 1874 - A railway is constructed between Shinbashi and Kyōbashi.
 * 1892 - The first beauty contest is held at the Ryōunkaku in Asakusa.
 * 1920 - Buses in Tokyo begin using female bus guides.
 * 1935 - At a meeting of women teachers in Osaka, it is suggested that women begin wearing western clothes, because of the increasing number of women entering the work force.
 * 1942 - The Japan Women's Club is founded.
 * 1972 - Yokoi Shōichi, a World War II soldier found living in the caves of Guam, returns to Japan.
 * 1976 - NET, the precursor of TV Asahi, begins broadcasting.
 * 1998 - Zip codes are expanded to 7 digits.

Births
 * 1892 - Tochigiyama Moriya (d. 1959), sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna
 * 1949 - Yasuko Namba (d. 1996), mountaineer
 * 1950 - Osamu Kido, wrestler
 * 1950  - Genichiro Tenryu, wrestler
 * 1965 - Naoki Sano, wrestler and mixed martial artist
 * 1984 - Mao Miyaji, actress
 * 1985 - Renn Kiriyama, actor
 * 1986 - Miwa Asao, volleyball player
 * 1991 - Shohei Nanba, actor

Deaths
 * 2007 - Masao Takemoto (b. 1919), gymnast