Events
- 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
- 1871 - Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
- 1910 - Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony.
Births
- 1962 - Hiroki Kikuta, game designer and composer
- 1968 - Teruaki Ogawa, actor and voice actor
- 1974 - Kumi Tanioka, keyboard player and composer
- 1989 - Hajime Isayama, illustrator, created Attack on Titan