Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 22
Events
- 1885 - Samurai Itō Hirobumi becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan.
- 1944 - World War II: Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indo-China, now Vietnam.
Births
- 1178 - Emperor Antoku (d. 1185)
- 1546 - Kuroda Yoshitaka (d. 1604), daimyo
- 1954 - Hideshi Matsuda, race car driver
- 1963 - Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American painter and illustrator
- 1966 - Sayuri Kokushō, actress and singer
- 1976 - Aya Takano, author and illustrator
- 1981 - Megumi Yasu, entertainer and actress
- 1987 - Osamu Adachi, actor
- 1992 - Shiori Kutsuna, Japanese-Australian actress
Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
- Tōji (winter solstice)