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Meijiyasuda PentaOcean Pirates
The Penta Ocean Pirates are an American football team located in Hachioji, Tokyo, 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 .... They are a member of the X-League. Team history *2005 Team Founded as the Yasuda L.A. Pirates. Finished 4th in the East division (2 wins, 3 losses). *2006 Team renamed as the Meiji Yasuda Pirates. Finished 5th in the East division (1 win, 4 losses). *2007 Finished 4th in the Central division (2 wins, 5 losses). *2015 David Powroznilk hired as head coach. Team renamed the Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates. Finished 5th in the East division (1 win, 5 losses, 1 tie). *2020 Team renamed the Penta-Ocean Pirates. Seasons Head coaches References External links * (Japanese) American football in Japan Meiji Yasuda Life 2005 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulls (X-League)
The Bulls Football Club are an American football team located in Asaka, Saitama, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. Team history *1981 Team founded by former Nihon University American football players and staff. *1999 Joined the X-League X3 league. *2004 Team named changed from Wako Securities Bulls to Nihon Unisys Bulls. Began operating as a club team. *2006 Promoted from X3 to X2. *2009 Promoted from X2 to X1. Finished 3rd in the East division (3 wins, 2 losses). Advanced to the 2nd stage. Lost 2nd stage matches to Fujitsu 0-61 and Asahi Soft Drinks is a soft drink company founded in 1982 and headquartered in the Azuma-bashi district of Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Asahi Breweries. The company sponsors the Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers, an American football team in the Japane ... 13–55. *2013 Following the addition of new multiple team sponsors, team is renamed the Bulls Football Club. Seasons Import players Current Former References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Establishments In Japan
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on each hand. In mathematics 5 is the third smallest prime number, and the second super-prime. It is the first safe prime, the first good prime, the first balanced prime, and the first of three known Wilson primes. Five is the second Fermat prime and the third Mersenne prime exponent, as well as the third Catalan number, and the third Sophie Germain prime. Notably, 5 is equal to the sum of the ''only'' consecutive primes, 2 + 3, and is the only number that is part of more than one pair of twin primes, ( 3, 5) and (5, 7). It is also a sexy prime with the fifth prime number and first prime repunit, 11. Five is the third factorial prime, an alternating factorial, and an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiji Yasuda Life
is a Japanese life insurance company, headquartered in Tokyo and created in 2004 from the merger of Meiji Life and Yasuda Life. The company is one of the oldest and largest insurers in Japan. The Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company is a member of the Mitsubishi and Fuyo groups and participates in the former's Friday Conference. History In 1881, entrepreneur Zenjiro Yasuda founded the Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company, making it part of the Yasuda zaibatsu. On January 1, 2004, Meiji Mutual Life Insurance Company and Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company merged to create the Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. References External linksCompany website(in Japanese)Company website(in English) Insurance companies based in Tokyo Mutual insurance companies Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company is a Japanese life insurance company, headquartered in Tokyo and created in 2004 from the merger of Meiji Life and Yasuda Life. The company is one of the oldest and lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football In Japan
American football is a sport played in Japan. Introduced in the 1930s, the sport has grown into one of the most popular in the country. Each team is only allowed to have three Americans per team. History American football was introduced in the early 1930s back when Paul Rusch, a teacher and missionary from Kentucky, who came to Japan in 1925 to help rebuild following the 1923 earthquake, George Marshall, an athletic teacher at Tokyo based Rikkyo University, and two military attaches at the US embassy, Alexander George and Merritt Booth, helped to form the first football teams at three universities in Tokyo (Waseda, Meiji, Rikkyo). In November 1934, the first football game was played between an all-star team of the three Tokyo universities and a team of the Yokohama Country and Athletic Club consisting of Americans and Britons living in Japan. The Japanese college team won the game. In 1937, a game between college all-star teams from eastern and western Japan drew a crowd of about 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Gas Creators
The Tokyo Gas Creators are an American football team located in Koto, Tokyo, 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 n .... They are a member of the X-League. Team history *1985 Team Founded. *1989 Joined the X-League X3 *1990 Promoted from X3 to X2 *1991 Promoted from X2 to X1 *1992 Placed 6th in the East Division. Demoted from X2 to X1 at the end of the season. *1994 Placed 1st in the X2 East division. Promoted from X2 to X1 for the following season. *2008 Team name changed to All Tokyo Gas Creators. Placed 5th in the Central division (1 win, 4 losses). *2009 Placed 6th in the East Division (1 win, 6 losses). *2010 Placed 4th in the Central division (3 wins, 4 losses). *2011 Placed 5th in the Central division (3 wins, 4 losses). *2012 Team name changed to Tokyo Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricanes (X-League)
The Hurricanes are an American football team located in Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. Team history *1978 Team founded by Hitachi, Ltd. business group. Team named the Hitachi Hurricanes. *1999 Team promoted from X3 to X2. *2003 Renesas Electronics becomes new team sponsor. Team renamed the Renesas Hurricanes. *2004 Won X2-X1 promotion match against Club Huskies 41-33. Promoted to X1 for the following season. *2005 Finished 6th in the Central division (0 wins, 6 losses). *2006 Finished 6th in the Central division (0 wins, 6 losses). Won X1-X2 replacement match against Bullseyes-Tokyo The Bullseyes-Tokyo are an American football team located in Minato, Tokyo, 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 ... 26-0. *2009 Renesas Electronics ends sponsorship of the team. Team renamed the Hurricanes. Finished 5th in the Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji Xerox Minerva AFC
The Fuji Xerox Minerva are an American football team located in Ebina, Kanagawa, 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 .... After four years in the X2 league, the team was promoted to the X-League X2 division for 2017. Seasons References External links * (Japanese) American football in Japan Fuji Xerox 1975 establishments in Japan American football teams established in 1975 X-League teams {{americanfootball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IBM Big Blue (X-League)
The IBM Big Blue are an American football team located in the Tsukuba, Ibaraki. They are a member of the X-League. Team history *1976 Team founded as the IBM Thinkers. *1977 Joined the X-League. *1989 Team name changed to IBM Big Blue. *1996 Won X2 Central Divisional title. Defeated Penta-Ocean Construction Co. 28-27 in X2-X1 replacement game. *1997 Promoted from X2 to X1. *2010 Advanced to Final stage. Lost to Panasonic Impulse 28-31. *2014 Defeated the Lixil Deers in the Final stage to advance to the Japan X Bowl The Japan X Bowl (previously the Japan Super Bowl) was the annual championship game of the X-League, the highest level of professional American football in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island countr .... Lost to the Fujitsu Frontiers 10-44. *2016 Celebrated 40th anniversary of team founding. Seasons Current import players Former Import Players See also IBM Big Blue (rugby union) References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahi Soft Drink Challengers
The Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers are an American football team located in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. Team history *1978 Team founded as a practice team for the Momoyama Gakuin University's football team. Team was nicknamed the Silver Tigers'' due to a majority of the team being fans of the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team. *1979 Joined the X-League X2 division. *1985 Promoted from X2 to X1. *1989 Team name changed from Silver Tigers to Red Bears. *1993 Sponsorship agreement with Asahi Soft Drinks. Team name changed from Red Bears to Wild Jo. Finished the season 5th in the division. Lost X2-X1 replacement game. Demoted to X2 for the following season. *1996 Team promoted from X2 to X1. *1998 Team name changed to Challengers. Advanced to the ''Final6'' Semifinals. *2000 Won first Tokyo Super Bowl and Rice Bowl Championships. *2001 Won second Tokyo Super Bowl championship. Lost to Kwansei Gakuin 30-27 in the Rice Bowl The breadba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
