Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/June/June 30

June 30:

Events
 * 1869 - Japan's first elementary school is established in Kyoto.
 * 1945 - Hundreds of forced Chinese laborers are slaughtered at Hanaoka Mine in Akita Prefecture.
 * 1951 - Amphetamines are outlawed.
 * 1951 - A night middle school is opened in Adachi District, Tokyo.
 * 1963 - Tokyo Yakult Swallows Pitcher Kaneda Masaichi sets a record with 311 total wins.
 * 1971 - A local Toyama court rules that cadmium poisoning from industrial waste is the cause of itai itai disease.
 * 1984 - The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare announces that Japan has the longest average life span in the world at 74.2 years for men and 79.8 years for women.

Births
 * 1991 - Kaho, actress