August 1 - According to an official confirmed report from theJapan Coast Guard, thecruise shipYasoshima Maru collided with a runaway tugboat and capsized inOsaka Bay, total 20 passenger and crew were lost to lives.[citation needed]
September 18 -Comet Ikeya–Seki first sighted by Japanese astronomers.
October 7 - Seven Japanese fishing boat capsized nearAgrihan Island byTyphoon Carmen, According to an official confirmed report from the JCG, total 209 crew were fatalities.