January 16:

Births

• 1929 - Shigeru Kōyama, actor
• 1950 - Damo Suzuki, singer and guitarist
• 1959 - Kimiko Ikegami, actress
• 1967 - Dandy Sakano, comedian
• 1972 - Richard T. Jones, Japanese-American actor and producer
• 1973 - Sheila, model, entertainer, sportscaster, and actress
• 1979 - Toshiki Kashu, actor

Deaths

• 1710 - Emperor Higashiyama (b. 1675)
• 2010 - Takumi Shibano (b. 1926), translator and author

Film and television

• 2000 - Beautiful Life begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Takuya Kimura and Takako Tokiwa
• 2011 - School begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Yōsuke Eguchi
• 2012 - Lucky Seven begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Jun Matsumoto and Eita