Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 7

February 7:

Events
 * 708 - After Empress Genmei is presented with the first pure copper mined in Japan (from the ancient province of Musashi, or present day Saitama Prefecture), she proclaims a new era called Wadō, which means "Japanese copper." (Traditional Japanese Date: Eleventh Day of the First Month, 708)
 * 1369 - Ashikaga Yoshimitsu becomes Seii Taishōgun. (Traditional Japanese Date: Thirtieth Day of the Twelfth Month, 1368)
 * 1855 - Japan signs a treaty of amity with Russia. (Traditional Japanese Date: Twenty-first Day of the Twelfth Month, 1854)
 * 1873 - The Meiji government outlaws the taking of personal revenge.
 * 1899 - Keiō and Waseda become Japan's first private universities.
 * 1927 - Emperor Taishō's funeral is held on this day.
 * 1943 - Imperial Japanese naval forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal Campaign.
 * 1960 - Tokyo telephone exchange numbers are increased from 2 digits to 3 as the number of telephones surpasses 600,000.
 * 1998 - The Eighteenth Winter Olympics begin in Nagano.

Births
 * 572 - Prince Shōtoku (d. 622)
 * 1973 - Mie Sonozaki, voice actress and singer
 * 1974 - Nujabes (d. 2010), DJ and producer
 * 1977 - Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, footballer
 * 1977  - Eri Tanaka, actress and voice actress
 * 1982 - Osamu Mukai, actor
 * 1983 - Sho Kamogawa, footballer
 * 1988 - Ai Kago, singer, actress, and author
 * 1991 - Takahisa Maeyama, actor
 * 1992 - Maimi Yajima, singer
 * 1996 - Mai Hagiwara, singer

Deaths
 * 1045 - Emperor Go-Suzaku (b. 1009)