Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/September/September 20
Births
- 1161 - Emperor Takakura (d. 1181)
- 1934 - Takayuki Kubota, Japanese-American martial artist and actor
- 1940 - Tarō Asō, politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
- 1969 - Megumi Kudo, wrestler
- 1971 - Masashi Hamauzu, composer
- 1972 - Sawa Suzuki, actress
- 1976 - Yo Hitoto, singer
- 1976 - Yui Horie, voice actress and singer
- 1977 - Namie Amuro, singer, dancer, and actress
- 1983 - Yuna Ito, American-Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
- 1985 - Mami Yamasaki, model and actress
- 1988 - Arisa Sato, model and weather caster
Deaths
- 1980 - Hayashiya Sanpei I (b. 1925), actor