Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/January/January 16
Births
- 1929 - Shigeru Kōyama, actor
- 1950 - Damo Suzuki, singer and guitarist
- 1959 - Kimiko Ikegami, actress
- 1967 - Dandy Sakano, comedian
- 1972 - Richard T. Jones, Japanese-American actor and producer
- 1973 - Sheila, model, entertainer, sportscaster, and actress
- 1979 - Toshiki Kashu, actor
Deaths
- 1710 - Emperor Higashiyama (b. 1675)
- 2010 - Takumi Shibano (b. 1926), translator and author
Film and television
- 2000 - Beautiful Life begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Takuya Kimura and Takako Tokiwa
- 2011 - School begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Yōsuke Eguchi
- 2012 - Lucky Seven begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Jun Matsumoto and Eita