2014 Event Over 300 books related to Anne Frank are donated to Tokyo libraries by the embassy of Israel after a mass vandalism incident earlier this month that destroyed hundreds of the library system's existing copies; police are still investigating 2013 Event Shinzo Abe the Prime Minister of Japan visits the Yasukuni Shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo; the shrine commemorates those who died while in the service of the Empire of Japan during the Meiji Restoration, which stored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 2013 Event A report from Japan's Coast Guard and earthquake experts claims that a new islet has been created; a volcanic eruption raised the new island, which is located off the coast of Nishinoshima - a small, uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain, far south of Tokyo 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee holds its 125th Session, and announces Tokyo, Japan won the bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics 2013 Event Japan set Patriot missiles in central Tokyo and Okinawa Island and sent two warships to patrol the Sea of Japan 2012 Event Only two days after being named to his new post, Shinichi Nishimiya, the newly-appointed Japanese ambassador to China is hospitalized after collapsing in Tokyo 2012 Event Japan mourns the loss of a 6-day old rare giant panda, born naturally in captivity at a Tokyo zoo 2012 Event In Tokyo, direct trading begins between the Japanese yuan and the Chinese yuan 2011 Event The Tokyo Electric Power Company claims three Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant reactors partially melted down during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami 2011 Event The Tokyo Electric Power Company together with the Government of Japan will not cap compensation payments resulting from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents 2011 Event Each household within the exclusion zone of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant will receive 1 million yen from the Tokyo Electric Power Company 2011 Event In Tokyo, anti-nuclear activists rally, demanding change in Japan's nuclear industry 2011 Event Tokyo reports that levels of radiation in its water supply have returned to normal 2011 Event In Tokyo, the Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks reports that radioactive iodine in city tap water is two times the recommended level for infants 2011 Event The Tokyo Stock Exchange falls more than five percent on the first day of trading following the 2011 Sendai earthquake 2010 Event Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission and the Tokyo Stock Exchange conduct an insider trading investigation of Japanese companies 2007 Death Kiichi Miyazawa, dies in Tokyo, Japan, of natural causes, at 87 1995 Event Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara and charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier 1995 Event World's largest bank-Japan's Mitsubishi Bank and Bank of Tokyo merge 1995 Event Poison Gas released in Tokyo subway 12 killed, 4,700 injured 1994 Event 102.4 degrees F (39.1 degrees C) in Tokyo Japan: record 1994 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo 1994 Event Yuka Sato of Japan wins world figure skating championship in Tokyo 1993 Death James H Doolittle, U.S. air force general (Tokyo 1942), dies at 96 1991 Event Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome 1990 Death Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83 1989 Event 27th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Tokyo Japan (3-0) 1988 Event Japan beats MLB All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7) 1988 Event MLB All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7) 1988 Event Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7) 1987 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo 1987 Death Scott McKay, actor (Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies at 71 1985 Death B V A Roling, Dutch lawyer (WW II Tokyo trials), dies at 78 1985 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Tokyo won by Elena Valova and O Vasiliev (URS) 1985 Event Mens Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Alexandr Fadeev (URS) 1985 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Katarina Witt (GDR) 1985 Event Ice Dance Championship at Tokyo won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) 1983 Event Tokyo Disneyland opens 1980 Birthday Kasumi Takahashi, Tokyo, Japan, Australian rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1980 Event Paul McCartney is released from Tokyo jail and deported 1980 Event Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession 1979 Event Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it 1977 Event Ice Pairs Champs at Tokyo won by Irina Rodnina/Alexandr Zaitsev (URS) 1977 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) 1977 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA) 1977 Event President Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) 1976 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat San Diego Chargers 20-10 in Tokyo (NFL expo) 1976 Event Pan Am begins non-stop flights New York City - Tokyo 1975 Birthday Ai Sugiyama, born in Tokyo, Japan, tennis star 1974 Event Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ 1973 Death Sessue Hayakawa, actor (Tokyo Joe), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 83 1972 Birthday Kyoko Ina, Tokyo, Japan, figure skater, 1993 North Atlantic Sr champ 1971 Birthday Hiroyoshi Tenzan, born in Kyoto, Tokyo, professional wrestler, born Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, ring name Hiroyoshi Tenzan, works for New Japan Pro Wrestling 1971 Birthday Osamu Nishimura, born in Tokyo, Japan, professional wrestler, New Japan Pro Wrestling 1969 Birthday Midori Ito, born in Tokyo, Japan, ice skater, Silver Medal 1992 Olympics 1967 Birthday Shuzo Matsuoka, Tokyo, Japan, tennis star, 1995 USTA/Binghampton 1966 Death D T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo, Japan at 96 1966 Event Beatles land in Tokyo for a concert tour 1966 Event Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing at Tokyo, 64 die 1965 Birthday Brandon Lee, born in Emerson, Colorado, actor, Showdown in Little Tokyo 1964 Event 18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan 1964 Event 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo 1962 Event Express train crashed into wreckage of a commuter train and a freight, killing 163, injuring 400 (Tokyo, Japan) 1958 Event Paul Anka opens Asian tour in Tokyo 1958 Birthday Yoshinori Mizumaki, Tokyo, Japan, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd 1956 Event World championships of judo are 1st held, in Tokyo 1956 Death Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82 1954 Birthday Takao Doi, Tokyo, Japan, astronaut, STS-87 1953 Event USAF C124 Globemaster crashes near Tokyo killing 129 servicemen 1950 Birthday Pamela Franklin, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Satan's School for Girls 1949 Event Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine 1948 Birthday Takeshi Kitano, Tokyo, Japan, actor, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 1946 Event International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo against 28 Japanese war criminals 1946 Event International military tribunal in Tokyo begins 1946 Event 28 former Japanese leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals 1945 Event Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo announce fall of Okinawa 1945 Event U.S. drops fire bombs on Tokyo 1945 Event American planes bombed Tokyo and damaged the Imperial Palace 1945 Event Tokyo in fire after night time B-29 bombing 1945 Event 334 U.S. B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bomb 1945 Event U.S. aircraft carriers attack Tokyo 1944 Event U.S. bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo 1944 Death Richard Sorge and Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo 1942 Event James H. Doolittle bombs Tokyo and other Japanese cities 1942 Event Japan forces Java to use "Tokyo time" 1 hour forward 1941 Event Spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo 1941 Birthday Oda Mayumi, Tokyo, resident artist, Green Gulch Zen Center 1938 Birthday Liv Ullman, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Cries and Whispers, 40 Carats 1938 Event 1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland 1936 Event Tokyo, Japan is awarded the 1940 Olympics, later cancelled 1936 Birthday Maki Ishii, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, contemporary classical music 1934 Event Babe Ruth tours Tokyo Japan 1933 Birthday Yoko Ono, born in Tokyo, Japan, vocalist and artist 1933 Birthday Akira Miyoshi, born in Suginami, Tokyo, composer, influenced by Henri Dutilleux, professor, Toho Gakuen School of Music, Japan 1932 Event Admiral Makoto Saito forms parliament in Tokyo 1931 Birthday Hikaru Hayashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, conductor, pianist, wrote more than 30 operas, over 100 film scores, authored more than 20 books 1930 Birthday Toru Takemitsu, Tokyo, Japan, composer, Ki No Kyoko 1929 Birthday Akio Yashiro, born in Tokyo, Japanese composer, studied under Kunihiko Hashimoto, Leonid Kreutzer, String Quartet composition won the Eighth Mainichi Music prize in 1957 1924 Birthday Ikuma Dan, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, studied under famous opera composer Kosaku Yamada 1924 Birthday Kobo Abe, born in Tokyo, Japan, playwright, Woman, the Dunes 1923 Event 7.9 earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama, kills 142,000 1922 Birthday Sadao Bekku, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, classical music, wrote symphonies, film scores, sonata for flute, choral works, art songs, piano concerto, opera titled Prince Arima 1921 Birthday Kan Ishii, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, famous for Symphonia Ainu, inspired by national primitivism, wrote orchestral and vocal music for film and stage, including music for science-fiction film Gorath 1919 Birthday Akeo Watanabe, born in Tokyo, Japan, conductor, Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra 1956 - 1968 1917 Birthday Joan Fontaine, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca 1916 Birthday Tokyo Rose, Iva Toguri D'Aquino, propagandist, WW II 1916 Birthday Olivia de Havilland, born in Tokyo, Japan, actress, Adventures of Robin Hood 1913 Event White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo 1913 Birthday Hugo Pos, Suriname/Netherlands WW II prosecutor of minor war crimes Tokyo 1913 Birthday Stephen McNally, New York City, actor, Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo 1912 Birthday John Garfield, born in New York City, actor, Air Force, Destination: Tokyo, Juarez 1910 Birthday Akira Kurosawa, born in Tokyo, Japan, director, 7 Samurai, Living 1906 Birthday Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1905 Event Waseda University of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball 1896 Birthday James H Doolittle, USAF General, Raid on Tokyo 1942 1895 Birthday Richard Sorge, German spy for U.S.S.R. in Tokyo, WW II 1894 Birthday Yoshida Isoya, Tokyo, Japan, architect, modern sukiya style 1873 Birthday Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo, 1921-39 1867 Event Tokyo opens for foreign trade 1861 Birthday Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer, How I Became a Christian 1857 Event Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die 1853 Event Commodore Matthew Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay 1703 Event Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die
