December 5:
Births
- 1537 - Ashikaga Yoshiaki (d. 1597), shogun
- 1909 - Musashiyama Takeshi (d. 1969), sumo wrestler
- 1953 - Sachiko Kobayashi, singer and voice actress
- 1955 - Miyuki Kawanaka, singer
- 1976 - Sachiko Kokubu, actress and model
- 1976 - Alisa Mizuki, actress, singer, and model
- 1980 - Shizuka Itō, voice actress and singer
- 1985 - Angelica Michibata, model
Deaths