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1955 Japan Series
The 1955 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1955 season. It was the sixth Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants. Summary Matchups Game 1 Saturday, October 15, 1955 – 2:02 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Game 2 Sunday, October 16, 1955 – 2:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Game 3 Tuesday, October 18, 1955 – 2:03 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo Game 4 Friday, October 21, 1955 – 2:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo Game 5 Saturday, October 22, 1955 – 1:01 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo Game 6 Sunday, October 23, 1955 – 2:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Game 7 Monday, October 24, 1955 – 2:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture See also *1955 World Series References {{Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Japan Series Japan Series Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yomiuri Giants
The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They have played their home games in the Tokyo Dome since its opening in 1988. The team's owner is Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate which also owns two newspapers (including the eponymous ''Yomiuri Shimbun'') and the Nippon Television Network (which includes flagship Nippon TV). The Giants are the oldest team among the current Japanese professional teams. They are also by far the most successful, having won 22 Japan Series titles and an additional nine in the era of NPB's forerunner, the Japanese Baseball League. Their main rivalry is with the Hanshin Tigers, a team especially popular in the Kansai region. The Yomiuri Giants are regarded as "The New York Yankees of Japan" due to their widespread popularity, past do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 World Series
The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history. It would be the only Series the Dodgers won while based in Brooklyn, as the team relocated to Los Angeles after the . This was the fifth time in nine years that the Yankees and the Dodgers met in the World Series, with the Yankees having won in , , , and ; the Yankees would also win in the rematch. This Series also marked the end of a long period of invulnerability for the Yankees in the World Series. It was the Yankees' first loss in a World Series since and only their second since . While the Yankees were 15–2 in Series appearances during that time, they would lose again in , , , and , for a record of 4–5 in World Series over the next decade. Background This was the sixth World Series contested between the Yankees and Dodgers; the Yankees had won each of the five prior matchups (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taisei Nakamura , a fascist party of Imperial Japan
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Taisei may refer to: * , a historical Japanese name for the "Far West", aka Europe *Taisei (given name) *Taisei (Ryukyu), a chief of the Ryūkyū Islands *Taisei Corporation, a construction company *Taisei Yokusankai The , or Imperial Aid Association, was the Empire of Japan's ruling organization during much of World War II. It was created by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe on 12 October 1940, to promote the goals of his ("New Order") movement. It evolved i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Fujio
Shigeru (written: , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, a Japanese architect *, a Japanese voice actor *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese socialist politician *, Japanese painter and printmaker *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese artistic gymnast *, Japanese Ainu activist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese rower *, a video game designer for Nintendo, notable for creating Mario among many other characters *, expert on yokai and creator of the popular manga series ''Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro'', and others *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese general *, Japanese ice hockey player * Shigeru Takashina (1943–2013), Japanese karateka *, a Japanese automotive team lead, designer, and engineer at Honda, notable for his work on Honda NSX and Honda S2000 projects *, a Japanese film score composer *, Japanese diplomat and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuhiro Fukami
Yasuhiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yasuhiro can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *康弘, "healthy, vast" *康広, "healthy, wide" *康寛, "healthy, generosity" *康裕, "healthy, abundant" *康浩, "healthy, vast" *康洋, "healthy, ocean" *康博, "healthy, doctor" *康尋, "healthy, look for" *靖弘, "peaceful, vast" *靖広, "peaceful, wide" *靖寛, "peaceful, generosity" *靖裕, "peaceful, abundant" *靖浩, "peaceful, vast" *靖洋, "peaceful, ocean" *靖博, "peaceful, doctor" *靖尋, "peaceful, look for" *安弘, "tranquil, vast" *安広, "tranquil, wide" *安寛, "tranquil, generosity" *保弘, "preserve, vast" *保洋, "preserve,ocean" *保博, "preserve, doctor" *泰洋, "peaceful, ocean" *泰弘, "peaceful,vast" *泰博, "peaceful, doctor" *易尋, "divination, look for" *易大, "divination,big" *恭大, "respectful, big" The name can also be written in hiragana やすひろ or k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isami Okamoto
Isami (written: 勇) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Isami Doi (1903–1965), American printmaker and painter *Isami Enomoto (1929-2016), American ceramicist *, Japanese professional wrestler * (1834–1868), Japanese swordsman and commander of the Shinsengumi Fictional Characters * Isami, a female character from ''Log Horizon'' * Isami Aldini, a character from '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'' *Isami Hanaoka, female protagonist from anime and manga series ''Soar High! Isami'' Other uses *''Soar High! Isami'' anime series broadcast by NHK , also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee. NHK operates two terrestr ... {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Nakao
is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can also be transliterated as Hirosi. Possible writings Hiroshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *浩, "meaning" *汎 *弘, *宏, *寛, *洋, *博, *博一, *博司, *博史, *弘詩, *大嗣, *博司, *博史, *弘詩, *大嗣, People with the name *, Japanese comedian *Hiroshi Abe (other), multiple people *, Japanese actor *, Japanese astronomer *Hiroshi Abe (war criminal) (born 1922), Japanese soldier *, Japanese screenwriter and film director *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese handball player *Hiroshi Hara (other), multiple people * Hiroshi Hashimoto (other), multiple people *Hiroshi Honda (other), multiple people *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese electrical engineer *, Japanese lepidopterist *, Japanese bryologist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokuji Iida
was a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball first baseman. He both batted and threw right-handed. Iida spent most of his 16-year career with the Nankai Hawks, where he won 5 Best Nine Awards, 4 Pacific League pennants, and a Pacific League MVP Award in 1955. He spent the remainder of his career with the Kokutestu Swallows, with his final season in 1963. He played 1,246 consecutive games until finally taking a rest day on May 24, 1958. Early life Iida was born in Yokohama and played baseball at Asano High School. He did not go to college. Playing career Nankai Hawks Iida began his professional career with the Nankai Hawks of the Japanese Baseball League in 1947. He found success relatively quickly, leading the team in hits in 1949, and winning 4 consecutive Best Nine Awards from 1950 through 1953. He led the league in RBIs in 1951. In 1955, he was both a Best Nine Award winner and a Pacific League MVP. He was also chosen as the leading hitter of the Japan Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takumi Ōtomo
Takumi (匠) is a Japanese word meaning "artisan". It is also a masculine Japanese given name or a surname using various kanji characters. The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Possible writings Takumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *匠, "artisan" *巧, "adroit" *工, "skill" *卓美, "eminent, beauty" *卓巳, "eminent, serpent" *巧海, "adroit, sea" *拓海, "clear (the land), sea" *拓未, "clear (the land), future" *拓巳, "clear (the land), serpent" *拓実, "clear (the land), fruit" ;as a surname *琢己 *宅見 People ;with the given name Takumi *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese professional baseball pitcher *, Japanese former racing cyclist *, Japanese footballer *Takumi Fujiwara (sailor) (born 1962), Japanese sailor *, Japanese film director *, Japanese former footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese former footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaharu Kobata
Masaharu (written: , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese writer *, Japanese singer-songwriter, musician and actor *, Japanese general *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese video game composer *Masaharu Kondo Masaharu Kondo (born 13 January 1956) is a Japanese bureaucrat who is Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau The is a Japanese government agency which advises Cabinet members on drafting legislation to be proposed to the Diet. I ... (born 1956), Japanese bureaucrat *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese chef *, Japanese dermatologist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese philosopher *, Japanese cinematographer *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese ''daimyō'' See also * 5850 Masaharu, a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
