Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 2

October 2:

Events
 * 1982 - Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).

Births
 * 1969 - Jun Akiyama, wrestler
 * 1978 - Ayumi Hamasaki, singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
 * 1997 - Hana Sugisaki, actress