Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 29

February 29:

Events
 * 1932 - Manchukuo is established with Henry Pu Yi as emperor
 * 1936 - The February 26 Incident coup d'état attempt ends with two involved officers committing seppuku and the remainder being arrested
 * 1944 - World War II: The Japanese bases on the Admiralty Islands are assaulted in Operation Brewer led by American General Douglas MacArthur.

Births
 * 1948 - Jirō Akagawa, author
 * 1968 - Naoko Iijima, actress and model
 * 1984 - Rica Imai, model, entertainer, and actress

Deaths
 * 1852 - Matsudaira Katataka (b. 1806), daimyo
 * 2008 - Akira Yamada (b. 1922), scholar and philosopher