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October 5:

Births
 * 1949 - Yashiki Takajin (d. 2014), singer and television personality
 * 1950 - Mari Henmi, singer and actress
 * 1960 - Hitomi Kuroki, actress
 * 1964 - Keiji Fujiwara, voice actor
 * 1989 - Kensho Ono, voice actor

Deaths
 * 1714 - Kaibara Ekiken (b. 1630), botanist and philosopher

Film and television
 * 1971 - Nantatte 18 sai! begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Yuki Okazaki, Sei Hiraizumi, Jun Tazaki, Haruko Katō, and Mitsuo Hamada
 * 2013
 * Miss Pilot begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Maki Horikita
 * AKB48 Show! begins airing on NHK BS Premium and NHK World Premium, starring AKB48.