Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/January/January 5

January 5:

Events
 * 1874 - A road for horse carriages joining Tokyo's Kyōbashi district and Shinbashi district is completed.
 * 1905 - Japan's General Nogi Maresuke and Russia's General Anatoly Stoessel meet at Shǔishīgōng.
 * 1919 - Matsuisu Mako, a Shingeki (western style drama) actress, commits suicide. It is believed that she committed suicide to be with Shimamura Hōgetsu, who died two months earlier. Shimamura was a literary figure who co-founded the Geijutsuza Club with Matsuisu for the purpose of introducing modern western style drama to Japan.
 * 1955 - Cinerama opens in Tokyo and Osaka.
 * 1974 - Japan and China sign a trade agreement.

Births
 * 1941 - Hayao Miyazaki, animator, director, and screenwriter
 * 1956 - Chen Kenichi, Japanese-Chinese chef
 * 1971 - Mayuko Takata, actress
 * 1976 - Shintarō Asanuma, voice actor and singer
 * 1979 - Masami Tanaka, swimmer
 * 1982 - Norichika Aoki, baseball player
 * 1984 - Nao Nagasawa, actress, voice actress, and singer
 * 1985 - Yuka Koide, actress, model, and entertainer
 * 1986 - Teppei Koike, actor and singer
 * 1998 - Marie Iitoyo, model and actress

Deaths
 * 1919 - Sumako Matsui (b. 1886), actress and singer
 * 2007 - Momofuku Ando (b. 1910), Taiwanese-Japanese businessman, founded Nissin Foods

Film and television
 * 2007 - Hana Yori Dango Returns begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shota Matsuda, and Tsuyoshi Abe
 * 2014 - Gunshi Kanbei begins airing on NHK, starring Junichi Okada and Miki Nakatani