Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/January/January 13

January 13:

Events
 * 1992 - Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery (Comfort women) during World War II.

Births
 * 1955 - Ran Ito, actress
 * 1968 - Chara, singer-songwriter and actress
 * 1970 - Shinya Yamada, musician and media personality
 * 1972 - Yukiko Iwai, voice actress
 * 1980 - Akira Kaji, footballer
 * 1981 - Yujiro Takahashi, wrestler
 * 1984 - Aya Hirayama, actress

Deaths
 * 703 - Empress Jitō (b. 645)

Film and television
 * 2005 - Fugo Keiji begins airing on TV Asahi, starring Kyoko Fukada, Kazuma Suzuki, Ryuji Sainei, and Shinji Yamashita
 * 2011 - Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Yūji Oda
 * 2012 - Saba Doru begins airing on TV Tokyo, starring Mayu Watanabe
 * 2015 - Masshiro begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Maki Horikita