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June 22:

Events

• 1897 - Kyoto University is founded.
• 1963 - "Sukiyaki" (I Look Up As I Walk) became a big hit. It made 100 million copies. Kyu Sakamoto sings "Sukiyaki which topped 100 million copies in record sales in the United States. It shines to a gold disc. In addition, in Billboard on July 15, it ranked number one in the charts.
• 1965 - The Japan-South Korea Basic Treaty is signed. It was signed in Tokyo. Like the disabled, the Japan and South Korea annexation treaty is confirmed.
• 1976 - The first arrests exits in the Lockheed bribery scandals.
• 1980 - The first double election is carried out.
• 1992 - The Bone Marrow Bank patient registration starts.

Births

• 1963 - Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, sumo wrestler, the 61st Yokozuna
• 1975 - Kenshin Kawakami, baseball player
• 1988 - Kanna Mori, model and actress

Deaths

• 2017 - Mao Kobayashi (b. 1982), actress and journalist