In 1886 – Teiichi Igarashi, who climbed Mt Fuji at the age of 99, is born.
In 1934, a typhoon strikes Honshu Island, the largest and most populous island of Japan, killing 4000 people.
In 1938, composer, performer, pianist and author Yuji Takahashi is born in Tokyo.
The entry gate to Shiba Park in Tokyo
In 1954, Shinzo Abe, the current Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democrat Party, is born in Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
In 1954, Kokichi Mikimoto, the first entrepreneur to create a cultured pearl, dies at 96, leaving behind the luxury pearl company Mikimoto.
In 1971, John Lennon and his Japanese wife Yoko Ono are the only guest on Dick Cavett’s TV show.
In 2011, Jun Henmi, a writer and poet mostly known for her works of fiction and non-fiction about World War II, dies at 72.
In 2012, Yoshihiko Noda, a former Prime Minister, wins a leadership ballot at the Democratic Party of Japan bi-annual election.
Today in the History of Japan: September 22
