Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/March/March 8

March 8:

Events
 * 1891 - The opening ceremony is held for the Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral in Kanda, Tokyo.
 * 1923 - The first International Women's Day is held in Japan.
 * 1935 - Hachikō, the faithful dog who went to Shibuya Station at the same time every day to greet his returning owner, Tokyo Imperial University proressor Ueno Hidesaburō, and continued to do so for eleven years after Ueno's death, dies at the age of 13. A statue in Hachikō's honor was erected in front of Shibuya station the previous year and to this day marks one of the most well-known meeting spots in Tokyo.

Births
 * 1514 - Amago Haruhisa (d. 1562), samurai and warlord
 * 1922 - Shigeru Mizuki (d. 2015), author and illustrator
 * 1982 - Yuko Mizuno, entertainer, actress, and sportscaster
 * 1985 - Mio Takeuchi, actress
 * 1992 - Uki Satake, singer, actress, and radio host
 * 1997 - Jurina Matsui, singer and actress