Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/January/January 6

January 6:

Births
 * 1931 - Kaoru Yachigusa, actress
 * 1954 - Yuji Horii, video game designer, created Dragon Quest
 * 1960 - Kumiko Ohba, actress and singer
 * 1975 - Yukana, voice actress and singer
 * 1981 - Rinko Kikuchi, actress and director
 * 1989 - Arisa Sugi, entertainer
 * 1998 - Yuuka Yano, actress

Deaths
 * 1725 - Chikamatsu Monzaemon, playwright (b. 1653)