* The HCG company shifts from manufacturing pickling jars for natural MSG to begin production of squat and seat toilets, becoming the first company to develop porcelain bathroom fixtures.
⊙和成公司由製造天然味素的醃漬缸（分解壺）改而開始生產蹲式馬桶「大便器」和坐式馬桶，成為開發衛生瓷器的第一家公司。