Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/May/May 13

May 13:

Events
 * 1972 - Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.

Births
 * 1904 - Chishū Ryū (d. 1993), actor
 * 1940 - Kōkichi Tsuburaya (d. 1968), runner
 * 1957 - Koji Suzuki, author and screenwriter
 * 1965 - Hikari Ōta, comedian and actor
 * 1980 - Waka Inoue, model and actress
 * 1982 - Yoko Kumada, model and singer
 * 1987 - Mei Kurokawa, actress and singer
 * 1989 - Hiromi Hosoi, entertainer and model
 * 1998 - Karen Iwata, singer