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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 ...
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Kodaira
is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 195,207 in 93,654 households, and a population density of 9500 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Kodaira is located in the Musashino Terrace near the geographic centre of Tokyo Metropolis. Surrounding municipalities Tokyo Metropolis *Nishitokyo *Tachikawa * Higashimurayama * Higashiiyamato *Higashikurume * Kokubunji *Koganei Climate Kodaira has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kodaira is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kodaira increased rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s. History T ...
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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 American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ... in Japan. Japan X Bowl (1987-present) Japan X Bowl appearances by team References External linksJapan X Bowl homepage American football bowls American football in Japan 1987 establishments in Japan Recurring sporting events established in 1987 {{Americanfootball-stub ...
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1978 Establishments In Japan
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** Rose Dugdale and Eddie Gallagher become the first convicted priso ...
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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 25 ...
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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 ...
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All Mitsubishi Lions
The All Mitsubishi Lions are an American football team located in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. Team history *2001 Team Founded. First named the Lions Finished 4th in the Central division (2 wins, 3 losses). *2002 Finished 3rd in the East Division (3 wins, 2 losses). *2003 New sponsorship with Mitsubishi Electric. Team renamed the All Mitsubishi Lions. Finished 4th in the Central Division (1 win, 3 losses, 1 tie). *2004 Finished 3rd in the East division (1 win, 2 losses, 2 ties). *2010 Finished 4th in the East division (2 wins, 3 losses). *2011 Finished 3rd in the East division (3 wins, 2 losses). Advanced to the 2nd stage ''Super9'' for the first time in team history. Lost 2nd stage matches to Obic 0-49 and to Asahi Soft Drinks 3-24. *2012 Finished 5th in the Central division (1 win, 4 losses). *2013 Finished 4th in the Central division (2 wins, 3 losses). Qualified for the 2nd stage ''Battle9''. Advanced to the ''Battle9'' Final where they defe ...
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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 ...
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Tokyo Gas Creators
The Tokyo Gas Creators are an American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ... team located in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. 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 G ...
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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 ...
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, 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 Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, 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 mov ...
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Nojima Sagamihara Rise
The Nojima Sagamihara Rise are an American football team located in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. Similar to how fellow X-League member Elecom Kobe Finies's visual identity is inspired by the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys, the Nojima Sagamihara Rise's visual identity is inspired by the Denver Broncos, primarily in respect to its colors (navy blue and orange), logo (A charging horse with a flame-like mane) and uniforms (The Rise's home jersey is navy blue with orange accents - similar to the Broncos' 1997-2011 home jersey/2012-present alternate jersey), though the shade of orange which the Rise uses is closer to red. Team history *2009 Team founded. First named Sagamihara Rise. Promoted from X3 to X2 at the end of the year. *2010 Won X-League replacement game. Promoted from X2 to X1 for the following year. *2011 Naming rights contract with the Nojima Corporation. Team name changed to Nojima Sagamihara Rise. Advanced to the Final ...
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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 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 *1993 Team Founded. First played in the independent I-League *1994 Joined the X-League X3 division. *1997 Won Metropolitan Division title. (6 wins, 0 losses) *1998 Junior X Conference transition tournament. (1 win, 3 losses) *2001 X3 Central championship. (4 wins, 1 loss) Won X3-X2 replacement game. *2005 X2 East Championship. (5 wins, 0 losses) Lost X2-X1 replacement game. *2008 X2 Central championship. (5 wins, 0 losses) Promoted from X2 to X1 after the withdrawal of Rockbull from X1. *2009 X1 Central 6th place. (0 wins, 7 losses) *2012 X1 East 6th place. (1 win, 6 losses). Loses replacement game to ...
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