History

Designation as a restricted company was lifted.

Sunken ship Tonan Maru III was successfully refloated.

Death of Ichiro Tamura.

The Tenryu Maru fleet leaves from Hakodate to begin first mother ship-type salmon/trout fishery in the postwar era.

The trawler Asama Maru began fishing flounder in north-sea.

A fleet centering on Miyajima Maru began flounder operations in the eastern Bering Sea with north-sea mother-ship trawl fishery.

Full-scale production of fish sausage started at the Tobata Plant.

Fleet, centering on crab fishery mother ship Yoko Maru, King crab harvests begin off the west coast of western Kamchatka

Head office moved to Tokyo Building in Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku.

Nippon Suisan Sponsored radio broadcast of Akado Suzunosuke, and it became a sensational hit.

The Tobata Plant began full-scale production of frozen products.

Fishmeal fleets began operations in the Bering Sea.

Trawler Uji Maru dispatched to Africa.

Began joint research regarding surimi with the Hokkaido Fisheries Experimental Station.

Began production of the first frozen food product for ordinary households, "Chawanmushi" egg custard, at Hakodate Teion Reizo.

The Five-Year Reformation Plan began.

The meal factory ship Gyokuei Maru began research on offshore surimi production.

The Harumi Coldstore was completed.

Sale of "Nissui Delux Mayonnaise" began.

A ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the company's founding was held. "A History of Fifty Years of Nippon Suisan Kaisha.Ltd." and "Nippon Suisan Gyofu (Scientific Illustrations of Food Fish of the world" were published.

A History of Fifty Years of Nippon Suisan Kaisha.Ltd.

Hachioji General Plant completed.

Hachioji General Plant

Nissui began its sale of Nissui Cheese.

Ore carrier Andesu Maru was built.

Marketing of instant noodles "Nissui Ramen" began.

Head office moved to Nippon Building in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Frozen food product "Chibikko Korokke" became a big hit.

Surimi equipment was installed on the refrigerated factory ship Shikishima Maru which set sail as a mother ship-type trawl fishery in the Bering Sea.

Gyokuei Maru also began full-scale production of frozen surimi.

The Central Research Laboratory was relocated from Suginami-ku to Hachioji in Tokyo.

Sales of "Yaki-Chikuwa" began.

Mineshima Maru went into operation as a mother ship-type trawl fishery in the Bering Sea. The surimi fleet was comprised of three ships, the Mineshima Maru, Shikishima Maru, and Gyokuei Maru.

Started use of Alaska pollock surimi as the ingredient of fish sausages and ham.

Began sales of "Fleuret," mayonnaise in an upside-down container.

Yamato Maru (a 5,000-ton stern trawler, the world's largest) was completed.

Yamato Maru

Sales of Akado Suzunosuke sausages began.

Manufacturing of frozen food products was relocated from the Harumi Plant to the Hachioji General Plant.

Production of fish sausages that did not contain acrylic furylfuramide (AF2) began.

Yoko Maru left for the final mother-ship type king crab expedition off the west coast of Kamchatka.

Nippon Suisan (U.S.A.) was established in the United States.

Unisea founded in the U.S.

The Tonan Maru II fleet made its last Antarctic whaling expedition.

It was decided that mother ship-type whaling operations would be transferred to Nippon Kyodo Hogei K.K.

Mother ship-type vessel Tonan Maru II and seven whaling vessels as well as crewmen were transferred to Nippon Kyodo Hogei.