(English) What day is it today? (December, 8)

- 1870 (148 years ago from now)
Yokohama literature house (Yokohama kappansha) launched the first Japanese daily newspaper "Yokohama Mainichi Shimbun". Types by wood carving are used for printing
- 1999 (19 years ago from now)
British writer J. K. Rowling's fantasy novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" will be published in Japan
Source: http://www.himekuricalendar.com/

                                         Photo : Morioka st. Morioka city Iwate prefecture Japan