Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 3

October 3:

Births
 * 1804 - Townsend Harris (d. 1878), American merchant and politician, 1st U.S. Consul to Japan
 * 1969 - Yuriko Ishida, Japanese actress and essayist
 * 1969  - Tetsu, singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
 * 1973 - Keiko Agena, Japanese-American actress
 * 1975 - Satoko Ishimine, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
 * 1975  - Nakako Tsuzuki, figure skater
 * 1978 - Aminishiki Ryūji, sumo wrestler
 * 1979 - Yuri Ebihara, model and actress
 * 1983 - Hiroki Suzuki, actor and singer
 * 1991 - Aki Takajō, singer
 * 1997 - Juri Takahashi, singer

Deaths
 * 1999 - Akio Morita (b. 1921), businessman