Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/March/March 6

March 6:

Events
 * 1936 - Minister of the Army, Terauchi Hisaichi, denounces freedom.
 * 1946 - Nikkan Sports publishes its first issue.
 * 1969 - Hachiman Ironworks and Fuji Ironworks merge their operations, Japan's largest merger to date.
 * 1980 - It is discovered that the questions for the Waseda University entrance examination have been leaked.
 * 1990 - Sharp introduces the world's first color facsimile.
 * 1991 - The House of Councillors approves the contribution of $9 billion to the Gulf War effort.
 * 1994 - The Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum opens in Yokohama.
 * 1999 - The Hakata Riverain, a large collection of shops, hotels and theaters, opens in Fukuoka, Japan.

Births
 * 1903 - Empress Kōjun (d. 2000)
 * 1938 - Keishu Tanaka, politician, 17th Minister of Justice
 * 1947 - Killer Khan, wrestler and actor
 * 1950 - Hirotaka Suzuoki (d. 2006), voice actor
 * 1984 - Becky, Japanese-English singer and actress
 * 1992 - Momoko Tsugunaga, actress and singer
 * 1993 - Misaki Momose, actress and entertainer

Film and television
 * 2013 - Bozo, a drama film starring Shingo Mizusawa