Today is Constitution Memorial Day in Japan also know as ‘Kenpo kinenbi‘. This public holiday commemorates the constitution of Japan coming into force on May 3, 1947. After Japan surrendered following the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country’s constitution was rewritten to emphasize peace.
This holiday is part of the ‘Golden Week’ when four holidays occur in the space of seven days The days which are holidays each year depending on how the holidays fall in combination with the two weekends either side of Golden Week. It has become a very popular and busy holiday season in Japan.
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Today is the birthday, in 1934, of Frankie Valli, singer, from American rock and pop band The Four Seasons who had the 1960s hits ‘Sherry’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Walk Like a Man’, and the 1976 UK & US No.1 single ‘December 1963, (Oh What A Night’). They are one of the best-selling musical groups of all time, having sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAgQIb77UhU
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