Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 26

October 26:

Events
 * 1949 - The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association creats a "Policy on Kisha Clubs", stating that they are "an organization for the purpose of socialization, and are not to intervene in matters related to reporting"
 * 1999 - Yoshifumi Kubota murders Shiori Ino in front of a train station. This incident later revealed significant dereliction of duties on the part of Saitama Prefectural Police, and was the impetus for a stalking law in Japan.
 * 2011 - Tsuyoshi Kikukawa resigns as the President and Chairman of Olympus Corporation due to investigations regarding the optical equipment company's recent acquisitions

Births
 * 1947 - Kenzo Kitakata, novelist
 * 1966 - Masaharu Iwata, keyboard player and composer
 * 1968 - Miyuki Imori, entertainer, actress, and singer
 * 1972 - Matsuko Deluxe, columnist, essayist, and television personality
 * 1973 - Taka Michinoku, wrestler and trainer
 * 1974 - Lisa, singer and producer
 * 1976 - Shinji Takao, Go player
 * 1980 - Koichi Watanabe, kick-boxer
 * 1991 - Riho Iida, actress and model
 * 1991  - Shu Watanabe, actor

Deaths
 * 1609 - Matsudaira Tadayori (b. 1582), samurai and daimyō
 * 1909 - Itō Hirobumi (b. 1841), politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan
 * 1919 - Akashi Motojiro (b. 1864), general
 * 1927 - Jūkichi Yagi (b. 1898), poet
 * 1944 - Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (b. 1920), flying ace
 * 1960 - Toshizō Nishio (b. 1881), general
 * 1961 - Sadae Inoue (b. 1886), general
 * 1998 - Kenkichi Iwasawa (b. 1917), mathematician
 * 2009 - Yoshirō Muraki (b. 1924), designer and director

Film and television
 * 1979 - Kinpachi-sensei begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Tetsuya Takeda