Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/January/January 16

January 16:

Births
 * 1929 - Shigeru Kōyama, actor
 * 1950 - Damo Suzuki, singer and guitarist
 * 1959 - Kimiko Ikegami, actress
 * 1967 - Dandy Sakano, comedian
 * 1972 - Richard T. Jones, Japanese-American actor and producer
 * 1973 - Sheila, model, entertainer, sportscaster, and actress
 * 1979 - Toshiki Kashu, actor

Deaths
 * 1710 - Emperor Higashiyama (b. 1675)
 * 2010 - Takumi Shibano (b. 1926), translator and author

Film and television
 * 2000 - Beautiful Life begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Takuya Kimura and Takako Tokiwa
 * 2011 - School begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Yōsuke Eguchi
 * 2012 - Lucky Seven begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Jun Matsumoto and Eita