Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/July/July 17

July 17:

Events
 * 1899 - NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.

Births
 * 1933 - Keiko Awaji (d. 2014), actress
 * 1984 - Asami Kimura, singer
 * 1993 - Ai Okawa, idol, model, and actress

Deaths
 * 1531 - Hosokawa Takakuni (b. 1484), military commander

Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
 * Kyoto - Gion Matsuri.