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Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
, is a volleyball tournament in Japan. Kurowashiki () means the flag of black eagle. It opens in May every year at Osaka. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association and the Mainichi Newspapers. History *1952 - It started as All Japan Volleyball Championship. *2007 - All Japan Volleyball Championship was renamed as Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament. Championship records MEN *1952 - Yahata Steel *1953 - Yahata Steel *1954 - Nihon Koukan (NKK) *1955 - Nihon Koukan (NKK) *1956 - Sumitomo Metal Kokura *1957 - Yahata Steel *1958 - Sumitomo Metal Kokura *1959 - Nihon Koukan (NKK) *1960 - Yahata Steel *1961 - Toray *1962 - Nihon Koukan (NKK) *1963 - Toray *1964 - Matsushita Denki (Panasonic) *1965 - Nihon Koukan (NKK) *1966 - Matsushita Denki (Panasonic) *1967 - Yahata Steel *1968 - Matsushita Denki (Panasonic) *1969 - Matsushita Denki (Panasonic) *1970 - Nihon Koukan (NKK) *1971 - Nihon Koukan (NKK) *1972 - Sumitomo Light Metal *1973 - Matsushita Denki (Panasonic) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Japan
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, loss of smell, and loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure, shock, or multiorgan dysfunction). Older people are at a higher risk of developing severe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JT Marvelous
is a women's volleyball team owned by Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. The team is the reigning champion of the V.League 1 after winning the 2019-20 and 2020–21 seasons. Honours Domestic competitions ; Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1 * Champion (3): 2010-11, 2019-20, 2020-21 * Runners-up (4): 2006-07, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2021-22 * ; Business League/V1 League/V.Challenge League/V.Challenge League I/V.LEAGUE Division 2 * Champion (4): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16 * Runners-up (1): 1995–96 ;Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship * Champion (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018 * Runners-up (5): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010 ;Empress's Cup * Champion (1): 2020 International competitions * Asian Championship 1 appearance ** 2010 — Third place League results Current squad 2021-2022 Squad as of 15 June 2021 * Head coach: Tomoko Yoshihara Notable players Domestic playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denso Airybees
is a women's volleyball team based in Nishio city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1972. The owner of the team is Denso. Honours Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Runners-up (1): 2007-2008 *Regular Season Champion (Premier Conference) 2019-2020 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship *Champion (1): 2008 ; Empress's Cup *Champion (1): 2010 *Runners-up (1): 2009 *Runners-up (1): 2017 League results Players Current squad 2021–2022 Squad as of 04 June - 2021 Former players Domestic players ; * Ayako Sana (2004-2009) * Mai Fukuda (2006-2009) * Tomoko Okano (2000-2009) * Junko Takahashi (2005-2009) * Mai Uemura (2006-2009) * Keiko Kuroha (2009-2010) * Eri Hosoda (2003-2011) * Masami Yokoyama (2002-2010) * Rika Seki (2006-2010) * Maya Ohtsuki (2006-2010) * Furudate Ayumi (2003-2007) * Kyoko Katashita (2008-2010) * Sayaka Ishida (2003-2008) * Tsubasa Honda (2008-2011) * Shoko Ohmura (2008-2011) * Yoshiko Yano (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisamitsu Springs
is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1948. In July 2020 the team announced an official name change from "Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Springs" to "Hisamitsu Springs" and unveiled a new team mascot and logo. On August 7, 2020 Hisamitsu Springs concluded " a cooperation agreement with Tosu City to further revitalize the region and economy through the volleyball business, and we will proceed with concrete efforts". Hisamitsu Springs won the ''V.Premier League'' final for the seventh time on April 13, 2018, beating Toray Arrows. The owner of the team is Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical. Honours ; Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premiere League :Champions (9): 2001-2002, 2006–2007, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2021-2022 :Runners-up (6): 2000-2001, 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2011-2012, 2014-2015, 2016-2017 ;Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship :Champions (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pioneer Red Wings
Pioneer Red Wings was a women's volleyball team based in Tendo city, Yamagata, Japan. It played in V.Premier League. The club was founded in 1979. The owner of the team is Tohoku Pioneer History The club was founded in 1979 as ''Tohoku Pioneer volleyball team''. They joined the Regional League in 1985 and were promoted to the Inter-Company League in 1997. They were promoted to the V.League in 2000. In 2003/2004 season, they won the first V.league title. On 6 April 2014 Red Wings were beaten by Denso Airybees in the V.Challenge match, so will demote to V.Challenge league next season. On 23 May 2014 Tohoku Pioneer announced that Red Wings stop the activity in September 2014. Honours ; Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Champions (2): 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 *Runner-up (1): 2004-2005 ;Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament *Champions (2): 2003 and 2005 Empress's Cup *Runner-up (1): 2008 League results Current squad As of April 2014 * 1 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NEC Red Rockets
is a women's volleyball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The owner of the team is NEC. The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC's corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th V.Challenge League tournament. The club advanced to membership in the Japan Volleyball League in 1979, securing 3rd place in the league rankings by the end of the season. The club has subsequently been league champions six times, and marked its 200th victory in 2008. Honours ; Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Champions (6): 1987–1988, 1996–1997, 1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2004–2005, 2014–2015, 2016–17 *Runners-up (4): 1986–1987, 1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2001-2002 ;Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship *Champions (2): 1997, 2001 *Runners-up (7): 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, 2013 League results Current squad 2021-2022 Squad, as of 22 June - 2021 * Head coach: Takayuki Kaneko Former players Domestic play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ito Yokado
is a Japanese general merchandise and department store, originally founded in 1920. In 2005, it was reorganized, as part of a corporate restructuring, as a subsidiary of the Seven & I Holdings Co. As of March 2013, there are 178 Ito-Yokado stores operating in Japan. Since entering the Chinese market in 1997, opening their first store in the Chunxilu shopping district of Chengdu, the company has been operating eight stores in Beijing and six in Chengdu. The company formed a joint venture with Wangfujing Department Store and China Huafu Trade & Development Group Corp. to open one of five stores in Beijing. As of January 2013, there are fourteen Ito-Yokado stores in China. Musical Codes Inside Ito-Yokado, the staff working at the register can play instrumentals of famous musical pieces, which is a code to workers in the store for specific things to do. These are: * ''Help!'' - (The Beatles) - A call for additional staff to man the tills during periods of high customer traffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiei
, based in Kobe, is one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. In 1957, Isao Nakauchi founded the chain in Osaka near Sembayashi Station on the Keihan train line. Daiei is now under a restructuring process supported by Marubeni Corporation and ÆON Co., Ltd., another Japanese supermarket chain. Daiei Inc. runs more than 3,000 stores under the Daiei name as well as through its subsidiaries. In addition to groceries, Daiei is also a department store, selling electronics, home furnishings, and clothes. In terms of net sales, Daiei was formerly the largest retailer in Japan. However, total sales declined by nearly a quarter in the five years leading up to 2003. History The retail chain expanded rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s. Also, stronger sales from competitors such as Ito-Yokado, ÆON, and other regional supermarket chains have hurt Daiei's sales record in recent years. As a part of the series of bootstrap restructuring efforts to avoid filing for IRCJ ( Industrial Revitali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since 2010. Colorado Springs is the second-most populous city and the most extensive city in the state of Colorado, and the 40th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area and the second-most prominent city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. It is located in east-central Colorado, on Fountain Creek, south of Denver. At the city stands over above sea level. Colorado Springs is near the base of Pikes Peak, which rises above sea level on the eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains. History The Ute, Arapaho and Cheyenne peoples were the first recorded inhabiting the area which would become Colorado Springs. Part of the territory included in the United States' 1803 Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yashica
Yashica was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, originally active from 1949 until 2005 when its then-owner, Kyocera, ceased production. In 2008, the Yashica name reappeared on cameras produced by the Hong Kong-based MF Jebsen Group. In 2015, trademark rights were transferred to Yashica International Company Limited and appointed 100 Enterprises International Group Co. Limited as Yashica Global Sole Agent. History The company began in December 1949 in Nagano, Japan, when the Yashima Seiki Company was founded with an initial investment of $566.Heiberg, Milton, ''The Yashica Guide, A Modern Camera Guide Series Book'', New York: Amphoto Press, , p. 10 Its eight employees originally manufactured components for electric clocks.Heiberg, p. 10 Later, they began making camera components, and by June 1953 had introduced their first complete camera, the Yashimaflex, a twin-lens reflex (TLR) medium-format camera designed for 6x6 cm medium format film. While the Yashimaflex used lenses lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitachi
() is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the parent company of the Hitachi Group (''Hitachi Gurūpu'') and had formed part of the Nissan Group, Nissan ''zaibatsu'' and later DKB Group and Fuyo Group of companies before DKB and Fuji Bank (the core Fuyo Group company) merged into the Mizuho Financial Group. As of 2020, Hitachi conducts business ranging from Information technology, IT, including Artificial intelligence, AI, the Internet of things, Internet of Things, and big data, to infrastructure. Hitachi is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange and its Tokyo listing is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX Core30 indices. It is ranked 38th in the 2012 Fortune Global 500 and 129th in the 2012 Forbes Global 2000. History Hitachi was founded in 1910 by electrical engineer Namihei Odaira (1874–1951) in Ibaraki Prefecture. The company's firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
