Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/June/June 5

June 5:

Events
 * 1579 - Azuchi Castle is completed.
 * 1875 - The Japan Meteorological Agency begins keeping official time.
 * 1878 - The vernal and autumnal equinox holidays are established.
 * 1882 - Kanō Jigorō, the founder of jūdō, establishes the Kōdōkan jūdō club.
 * 1934 - Japan's first state funeral is held for Fleet Admiral Marquis Tōgō Heihachirō.
 * 1942 - The Battle of Midway begins.
 * 1948 - The National Diet Library opens.
 * 1971 - The Keiō Plaza Hotel, Shinjuku's first skyscraper, opens.

Births
 * 1971 - Miyuki Komatsu, actress
 * 1971  - Tomoko Nakajima, actress
 * 1971  - Takaya Tsubobayashi, race car driver
 * 1986 - Jun Hasegawa, Japanese-American model
 * 1989 - Megumi Nakajima, voice actress and singer