Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/January/January 11
Events
- 1942 - World War II: Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies.
- 1942 - World War II: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur.
Births
- 1322 - Emperor Kōmyō (d. 1380)
- 1359 - Emperor Go-En'yu (d. 1393)
- 1911 - Zenko Suzuki (d. 2004), politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan
- 1948 - Wajima Hiroshi, sumo wrestler, 54th Yokozuna
- 1956 - Kuniaki Kobayashi, wrestler
- 1973 - Eri Fukatsu, actress
- 1985 - Rie fu, singer
- 1985 - Kazuki Nakajima, race car driver
- 1988 - Junjun, Chinese-Japanese singer
- 1989 - Sonmi, model
Deaths
Film and television
- 2000 - Omiai Kekkon begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Takako Matsu and Yūsuke Santamaria
- 2008 - Guren Onna begins airing on TV Tokyo, starring Ai Takabe