ON 15 NOVEMBER IN JAPAN’S HISTORY
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Updated on November 15, 2018
1835: Birth of Sakamoto Ryoma, Japanese revolutionary, assassinated on November 15, 1867
http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/89.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_Ry%C5%8Dma
1867: Sakamoto Ryoma, a Japanese revolutionary against the shogunat system is assassinated (see above
http://www.tofugu.com/2013/03/18/the-revolutionary-sakamoto-ryoma/
http://www.jref.com/history/sakamoto-ryoma/
1887: Birth of Hitoshi Ashida, Japanese prime minister from March to October 1948, who died on June 20, 1959
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitoshi_Ashida
http://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/library/06/002_41bunshoko.html
1955: In Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party is founded
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_(Japan)
1990: Birth of Kanata Hongo, Japanese actor
http://kanata-daily.livejournal.com/5779.html?page=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eTAvcqMK0M
1993: Birth of Saaya Irie, Japanese Actress, singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saaya_Irie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeoUyUBUK1o
2005: Princess Sayako, only daughter of emperor Akiyito, spouses a man from common birth and so losing her royal status
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4437386.stm
Holidays and observances
Japan: Shichi-Go-San (children festival)