Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 11
Events
- 1941 - World War II: United States declare war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- 1941 - World War II: Poland declares war on the Empire of Japan.
- 1994 - A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, en route from Manila, Philippines, to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to safely land the plane.
- 1997 - The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.
Births
- 1465 - Ashikaga Yoshihisa (d. 1489), shogun
- 1936 - Taku Yamasaki, politician
- 1948 - Shinji Tanimura (d. 2023), singer-songwriter
- 1975 - Tomoka Kurotani, actress
- 1976 - Yujiro Shirakawa, actor
- 1985 - Aiko Kayō, singer and actress
- 1994 - Alice Hirose, actress, television personality, and model
Deaths
- 1840 - Emperor Kōkaku (b. 1771)