Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 9

February 9:

Events
 * 1885 - The first Japanese government-approved immigrants arrive in Hawaii
 * 1904 - Russo–Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur
 * 1936 - Japan's first professional baseball game at the Narumi Baseball Stadium between the Tokyo Giants and the Nagoya Golden Dolphins (who win 10 to 3)
 * 1943 - World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal
 * 1982 - A DC-8 on its way to Tokyo from Fukuoka crashes in Haneda Bay, killing 24 and injuring 150
 * 1987 - NTT goes public. Trading is halted the second day after reaching 1,600,000 yen per share

Births
 * 1533 - Shimazu Yoshihisa (d. 1611), daimyo
 * 1859 - Akiyama Yoshifuru (d. 1930), general
 * 1867 - Natsume Sōseki (d. 1916), author and poet
 * 1898 - Jūkichi Yagi (d. 1927), poet
 * 1912 - Futabayama Sadaji (d. 1968), sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna
 * 1932 - Tatsuro Hirooka, baseball player and manager
 * 1979 - Hiroko Anzai, actress and model
 * 1979  - Akinori Iwamura, baseball player
 * 1979  - Toshiaki Kasuga, comedian
 * 1981 - Rina Chinen, entertainer, singer, model, and actress
 * 1981  - Daisuke Sekimoto, wrestler
 * 1982 - Ami Suzuki, singer-songwriter and actress

Deaths
 * 1199 - Minamoto no Yoritomo (b. 1147), shogun
 * 1932 - Junnosuke Inoue (b. 1869), businessman and banker
 * 1989 - Osamu Tezuka (b. 1928), illustrator, animator, and producer