Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/July/July 3

July 3:

Births
 * 1442 - Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (d. 1500)
 * 1965 - Shinya Hashimoto (d. 2005), wrestler
 * 1978 - Mizuki Noguchi, runner
 * 1981 - Aoi Tada, singer-songwriter and actress
 * 1984 - Satomi Hanamura, actress
 * 1985 - Keisuke Minami, actor and singer
 * 1987 - Mikie Hara, gravure idol and actress
 * 1991 - Tomomi Itano, actress and singer
 * 1992 - Maasa Sudo, singer

Film and television
 * 2007 - Hanazakari no Kimitachi e begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Maki Horikita, Shun Oguri, and Toma Ikuta