Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 2
Births
- 1915 - Takahito, Prince Mikasa
- 1931 - Masaaki Hatsumi, martial artist, founded Bujinkan
- 1949 - Shūichi Ikeda, actor and voice actor
- 1966 - Jinsei Shinzaki, wrestler and promoter, co-founded Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
- 1971 - Mine Yoshizaki, illustrator
- 1973 - Nana Rokusha, model, entertainer, and actress
- 1976 - Masafumi Gotoh, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1990 - Hikaru Yaotome, singer-songwriter and actor
- 1993 - Haruka Ishida, singer
- 1994 - Fumika Shimizu, actress and model
Deaths
- 1348 - Emperor Hanazono (b. 1297)
- 1944 - Eiji Sawamura (b. 1917), baseball player and soldier
- 2012 - Hiroshi Kato (b. 1935), martial artist