1980 - Paul McCartney is arrested in Tokyo on possession of half a pound of marijuana.
1981 - A Japanese study claims to have established proven links between passive smoking and lung cancer.
1982 - UK No 1 - Land of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz. USA No 1 - Physical - Olivia Newton John.
1988 - UK No 1 - Heaven is a Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle. USA No 1 - Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison.