November 18 - Twotankers, the smaller Munakata Maru 1 owned byIdemitsu Kosan and the larger Thrard Brovig, collide in the Keihin canal inKawasaki City,Kanagawa Prefecture, causing the deaths of 40 crew members from both ships.
Unknown Date – Kotobuki Foods, as predecessor of Skylark (すかいらーく) Restaurant founded inNishitokyo, Tokyo.[page needed]
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