Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/May/May 28

May 28:

Events
 * 1905 - Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
 * 1998 - Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually.

Births
 * 1841 - Sakaigawa Namiemon (d. 1887), sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna
 * 1988 - Meisa Kuroki, actress and singer
 * 1998 - Riho Sayashi, singer and actress
 * 2001 - Rikako Sasaki, singer and actress