Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/July/July 24

July 24:

Events

• 1982 - Heavy massive rain and mudslide occurred, destroying some bridges at Nagasaki, 299 killed.

Births

• 923 - Emperor Suzaku (d. 952)
• 1886 - Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (d. 1965), author
• 1964 - Banana Yoshimoto, author
• 1972 - Kaiō Hiroyuki, sumo wrestler
• 1983 - Asami Mizukawa, actress

Deaths

• 1129 - Emperor Shirakawa (b. 1053)
• 1927 - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (b. 1892), writer

Film and television

• 2009 - Orthros no Inu begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Hideaki Takizawa and Ryo Nishikido