Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/August/August 17
Events
- 1942 - U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin (Butaritari).
Births
- 1959 - Chika Sakamoto, voice actress and singer
- 1974 - Tomomi Kahala, singer
- 1985 - Yū Aoi, actress
- 1988 - Erika Toda, actress
Deaths
- 1304 - Emperor Go-Fukakusa (b. 1243)
Film and television
- 2013 - School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen, a film starring Aoi Morikawa, Mugi Kadowaki, Maaya Kondō, Aoi Yoshikura, Ayuri Konno, and Tsukina Takai