Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 16

October 16:

Births
 * 1535 - Niwa Nagahide (d. 1585), samurai
 * 1840 - Kuroda Kiyotaka (d. 1900), general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan
 * 1841 - Itō Hirobumi (d. 1909), politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan
 * 1936 - Akira Machida, judge, 15th Chief Justice of Japan
 * 1969 - Takao Omori, wrestler
 * 1970 - Kazuyuki Fujita, wrestler and mixed martial artist
 * 1992 - Rika Adachi, actress and model

Film and television
 * 2011 - Nankyoku Tairiku begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Takuya Kimura
 * 2014 - Dear Sister begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Satomi Ishihara and Nao Matsushita