Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/July/July 27

July 27:

Events
 * 1941 - Japanese troops occupy French Indo-China.
 * 1976 - Former prime minister Kakuei Tanaka is arrested on suspicion of violating foreign exchange and foreign trade laws in connection with the Lockheed scandal.

Births
 * 1854 - Takahashi Korekiyo (d. 1936), politician, 20th Prime Minister of Japan, victim of the February 26 Incident
 * 1923 - Mas Oyama (d. 1994), South Korean-Japanese martial artist, founded Kyokushin
 * 1947 - Kazuyoshi Miura (d. 2008), businessman
 * 1972 - Takako Fuji, actress
 * 1981 - Mari Hoshino, actress and singer
 * 1984 - Tsuyoshi Nishioka, baseball player
 * 1987 - Risa Yoshiki, model, actress, and singer
 * 1991 - Rena Matsui, actress and singer