Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/March/March 16

March 16:

Events
 * 1875 - The first ad for domestically brewed beer appears in the Tokyo Hibi Shinbun.
 * 1910 - Suzuki Umetarō succeeds in extracting vitamin B1.
 * 1934 - The Minister of the Internal Affairs and Communications designates Japan's first national parks in Setonaikai, Unzen and Kirishima. In December, Akan, Daisetsuzan, The Chūbu Mountains and Nikko are added.
 * 1952 - The Nichigeki Music Hall opens.

Births
 * 1800 - Emperor Ninkō (d. 1846)
 * 1840 - Shibusawa Eiichi (d. 1931), businessman
 * 1845 - Umegatani Tōtarō I (d. 1928), sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna
 * 1915 - Kunihiko Kodaira (d. 1997), mathematician and academic
 * 1916 - Tsutomu Yamaguchi (d. 2010), engineer and businessman
 * 1928 - Wakanohana Kanji I (d. 2010), sumo wrestler, the 45th Yokozuna
 * 1955 - Jiro Watanabe, boxer
 * 1961 - Michiru Ōshima, composer and producer
 * 1971 - Tae Kimura, actress
 * 1975 - Hidekazu Ichinose, voice actor
 * 1977 - Hiroki Yasumoto, voice actor
 * 1981 - Shin Yazawa, actress and entertainer
 * 1986 - Daisuke Takahashi, figure skater

Film and television
 * 1970 - Ōoka Echizen begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Gō Katō