Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 10

October 10:

Events
 * 1943 - World War II: The Double Tenth Incident occurs in Japanese-occupied Singapore
 * 1944 - World War II: The Formosa Air Battle begins
 * 1964 - The opening ceremonies of the 1964 Summer Olympics are held in Tokyo
 * 1966 - The first Health and Sports Day is held
 * 2010 - The 2010 Japanese Grand Prix is held at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie, Japan

Births
 * 1938 - Daidō Moriyama, photographer
 * 1946 - Naoto Kan, lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Japan
 * 1957 - Rumiko Takahashi, author and illustrator
 * 1965 - Toshi, singer-songwriter and producer
 * 1979 - Hitomi Satō, actress
 * 1982 - Hideki Mutoh, race car driver
 * 1984 - Chiaki Kuriyama, actress and singer

Deaths
 * 1913 - Katsura Tarō (b. 1848), general and politician, and 6th Prime Minister of Japan
 * 1949 - Chikuhei Nakajima (b. 1884), naval officer, engineer, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company
 * 2008 - Kazuyoshi Miura (b. 1947), businessman

Film and television
 * 1993 - Iron Chef begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Takeshi Kaga, Kenji Fukui, and Yukio Hattori