Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 30
Events
- 1927 - The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Births
- 1869 - Ōzutsu Man'emon (d. 1918), sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna
- 1884 - Hideki Tōjō (d. 1948), general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan
- 1956 - Kozo Inoue, reporter
- 1962 - Natsumi Ogawa, entertainer and actress
- 1977 - Kazuyuki Toda, footballer
Deaths
- 1997 - Shinichi Hoshi (b. 1926), author and illustrator