Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/July/July 7

July 7:

Events
 * 1937 - Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Lugou Bridge - Japanese forces invade Beijing, China.

Births
 * 1053 - Emperor Shirakawa (d. 1129)
 * 1119 - Emperor Sutoku (d. 1164)
 * 1891 - Tadamichi Kuribayashi (d. 1945), general and poet
 * 1901 - Eiji Tsuburaya (d. 1970), cinematographer and producer
 * 1973 - Natsuki Takaya, illustrator
 * 1984 - Yousuke Itou, actor and singer
 * 1997 - Erina Ikuta, singer and actress

Film and television
 * 2002 - Season of the Sun begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Hideaki Takizawa
 * 2003 - Boku dake no Madonna begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Hideaki Takizawa and Kyōko Hasegawa
 * 2005 - Densha Otoko begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Misaki Ito, Atsushi Itō, and Miho Shiraishi

Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
 * Tanabata