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November 18:

Events
 * 1930 - Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Soka Gakkai, is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda.

Births
 * 709 - Emperor Kōnin (d. 782)
 * 1914 - Haguroyama Masaji (d. 1969), sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna
 * 1948 - Kongō Masahiro (d. 2014), sumo wrestler
 * 1969 - Koichiro Kimura (d. 2014), mixed martial artist and wrestler
 * 1970 - Marina Watanabe, actress, singer, and television personality
 * 1980 - Minori Chihara, voice actress and singer
 * 1980  - Junichi Okada, singer and actor
 * 1984 - Ryohei Chiba, singer and dancer
 * 1987 - Hitomi Harada, voice actress and singer
 * 1993 - Makoto Okunaka, singer, dancer, and actress

Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
 * 1957 - Fuji Television is founded