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June 22:

Events
 * 1897 - Kyoto University is founded.
 * 1963 - "Sukiyaki" (I Look Up As I Walk) became a big hit. It made 100 million copies. Kyu Sakamoto sings "Sukiyaki which topped 100 million copies in record sales in the United States. It shines to a gold disc. In addition, in Billboard on July 15, it ranked number one in the charts.
 * 1965 - The Japan-South Korea Basic Treaty is signed. It was signed in Tokyo. Like the disabled, the Japan and South Korea annexation treaty is confirmed.
 * 1976 - The first arrests exits in the Lockheed bribery scandals.
 * 1980 - The first double election is carried out.
 * 1992 - The Bone Marrow Bank patient registration starts.

Births
 * 1963 - Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, sumo wrestler, the 61st Yokozuna
 * 1975 - Kenshin Kawakami, baseball player
 * 1988 - Kanna Mori, model and actress

Deaths
 * 2017 - Mao Kobayashi (b. 1982), actress and journalist