Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 1
Events
- 1941 - World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives the final approval to initiate war against the United States.
Births
- 1521 - Takeda Shingen (d. 1573), daimyo
- 1920 - Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami (d. 2014), priest, 1st Bishop of Naha
- 1924 - Masao Horiba (d. 2015), businessman, founded Horiba
- 1947 - Jinpachi Nezu, actor
- 1962 - Sayoko Hagiwara, actress
- 2001 - Aiko, Princess Toshi
Deaths
- 1433 - Emperor Go-Komatsu (b. 1377)
- 1602 - Kobayakawa Hideaki (b. 1582), daimyo