WAichi Gakusen College is a private junior college in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan.
WAichi Junior College or sometimes Aichi University Junior College is a private junior college in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
WBandai-Asahi National Park is a national park in the Tōhoku region, Honshū, Japan. The park site straddles over Fukushima Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, and Niigata Prefecture. The park was designated as a national park on September 5, 1950. The park encompasses 186,404 ha of land, consisting of three independent units: the Dewasanzan-asahi Region, Iide Region, and Bandaiazuma-Inawashiro Region.
WBiwako Kokutei Kōen (琵琶湖国定公園) is a Quasi-National Park in Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on 24 July 1950 and has an area of 976.7 km2 (377 sq mi). In June 1993 an area of 65,984 ha beside Lake Biwa was designated a Ramsar Site and wetland of international importance.
WThe Bosch Blue Winds were a Japanese basketball team that played in the Japan Basketball League. They were based in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama.
WBussho Gonenkai Kyōdan (佛所護念会教団) is an offshoot of Reiyūkai and branch of Nichiren Buddhism. It was founded in 1950 in Japan by Kaichi Sekiguchi and his wife Tomino Sekiguchi.
WTamasu is a major table tennis apparel and equipment supplier using the brand name Butterfly, based in Japan with offices in Moers, Germany, Shanghai and Seoul. The company was founded in 1950 in Yanai city, Japan, by Hikosuke Tamasu, a Japanese table tennis player at the time.
WThe Chiba Lotte Marines is a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd.
WChichibu-Tama-Kai National Park is a national park in Japan at the intersection of Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano and Tokyo Prefectures.
WChikugogawa Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1950, the park spans the municipalities of Kama, Asakura, Kurume, Ukiha, Yame, and Tachiarai. The park derives its name from the Chikugo River.
WChikuhō Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1950, the park spans the municipalities of Kitakyūshū, Yukuhashi, Nōgata, Tagawa, Kawara, Fukuchi, Kanda, Miyako, Chikujō, and Aka.
WChristian Academy in Japan (クリスチャン・アカデミー・イン・ジャパン) (CAJ), established in 1950, is a private Christian school in the city of Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan that provides a Christian American-style education in English. As of 2010, CAJ had over 465 students, from kindergarten through high school. About 48% of the students are children of Christian missionaries who work for some 40 different mission organizations. The students come from more than 25 countries, with 41% from the United States, 32% from Japan, and 12% from Korea. Most students commute to school by public transportation, bicycle or walking. The four-acre campus in the western suburbs of Tokyo also includes a classroom building, auditorium, library, gymnasium, computer lab, home economics and industrial arts facilities, and a dining hall.
WDazaifu Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1950, the park spans the municipalities of Iizuka, Miyawaka, Ōnojō, Dazaifu, Chikushino, Hisayama, Umi, Sasaguri, and Sue.
WThe Fukui University of Technology is a private university founded in 1950 and located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The university has undergraduate faculties in engineering, environmental and information sciences, and sports and health sciences, as well as a graduate department for applied science and engineering.
WHidaka-sanmyaku Erimo Quasi-National Park is the largest quasi-national park in Japan. The park includes the Hidaka Mountains and Cape Erimo and is located in southeast Hokkaidō. The park was designated Erimo Prefectural Park in 1950 and Erimo Prefectural Nature Park in 1958 until it was raised to a quasi-national in 1981. It is categorized as a natural monument by World Commission on Protected Areas.
WHimeji College of Hyogo was a public junior college in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan.
WHino Motors Red Dolphins are a Japanese rugby union team, currently playing in the county's top tier Japan Rugby League One competition. The team is the rugby team of commercial vehicle manufacturer Hino Motors, based in Hino in the Tokyo Metropolis.
WHokkaido Wakkanai High School is a high school in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, founded in 1950. Hokkaido Wakkanai High School is one of high schools administrated by Hokkaido.
WHoubunsha Co., Ltd is a Japanese publishing company founded on July 10, 1950. It is based in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
WThe Japan Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given to the player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the Japan Series, which is the final round of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) postseason. The award was first presented in 1950.
WThe Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society is a quarterly Japanese-language periodical and the official publication of the Insectivorous Plant Society of Japan. The journal was established in January 1950. As of 2010, it was published in A4 format and totals around 120 pages annually. The English title has been used alongside the original Japanese one from the April 1986 issue onwards.
WKanto Gakuin University is a private university located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
WThe Kawasaki Brave Thunders are a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kanagawa, Japan. The team currently competes in the B.League.
WKobe Women's Junior College is a private women's junior college in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan, established in 1950.
WKuramae Kokugikan was a building situated in the Kuramae neighborhood of Taitō, Tokyo which was built by the Japan Sumo Association and opened in 1950. The Association needed a permanent venue to hold sumo tournaments as the previous, bomb-damaged, Kokugikan had been taken over by occupying Allied forces after World War II. Since then tournaments had been held in various venues, including the Meiji Shrine and baseball stadiums. Tournaments were held there until September 1984, and in January 1985 the new Ryōgoku Kokugikan was opened. It was also hired out for other sporting events such as professional wrestling. The building was torn down and is now the site of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Sewage.
WThe Miss Nippon Contest is Japanese beauty pageant. In the past 56 competitions, the total number of applications is 118,794 people and the Grand Prix is 54 people. It started in 1950 by the Yomiuri Shimbun. and is held every year by the "Miss Nippon Association".
WMukogawa Women's University Junior College Division is a private junior college in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan.
WNagano Prefectural College was a junior college in Nagano, Nagano, Japan.
WNagoya City University , abbreviated to Meishidai (名市大), is a public university in Japan. The main campus (Kawasumi) is located in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City. Other three campuses are also located in the city. Nagoya City University has been ranked the highest among public universities which is also one of leading universities in Japan.
WThe National Police Reserve , or NPR, was a lightly armed national police force established in August 1950 during the Allied occupation of Japan. In October 1952, it was expanded to 110,000 men and renamed as the National Safety Force. On July 1, 1954, it was reorganized as the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).
WNichicon Corporation is a manufacturer of capacitors of various types, and is one of the largest manufacturers of capacitors in the world, headquartered in Karasuma Oike, Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. In 1950, it separated from the Nii Works Co., established itself as Kansai-Nii Works and completed its first factory by 1956. In 1961, it adopted the Nichicon name and has been using it, or a variant thereof, ever since.
WNippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called Puro Yakyū (プロ野球), meaning Professional Baseball.
WOkinawa Social Mass Party is a local political party in Okinawa, Japan. The party's name is abbreviated as Social Mass Party or Shadai-tō (社大党). The party primarily adheres to social democracy.
WOsaka Museum of Natural History is a museum of natural history in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Ōsaka, Japan.
WPoole Gakuin College is a private Christian junior college in Minami-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1950.
WThe Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi is a stadium in Sendai, Japan. It is primarily used for baseball as the home field of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. It opened in 1950. In order to modernize the facility for the Golden Eagles' first season (2005), seating was reduced from approximately 28,600 to about 20,000, as more-spacious seating was installed. For the 2006 season, about 3,000 seats were added, increasing capacity to about 23,000.
WRyukoku University Faculty of Junior College is a private junior college in the city of Kyoto, Japan. The college opened in 1950, and is now attached to Ryukoku University.
WSado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park is a Quasi-National Park in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Designated on 27 July 1950, it has an area of 29,364 ha. It is rated a protected landscape according to the IUCN.
WSt. Cecilia Women’s Junior College is a private women's junior college in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, established in 1950. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1945 for study of the fine arts, and later expanded to include children's care and social studies. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Its present name was adopted in 2004.
WThe Saitama Seibu Lions are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based north of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Prince Hotels, which in turn is owned by the Seibu Group. The team experienced a recent period of financial difficulty, but the situation brightened when the team received a record ¥6 billion posting fee from the Boston Red Sox for the right to negotiate a contract with Daisuke Matsuzaka. Between 1978 and 2008, the team logo and mascot were based on the adult version of Kimba the White Lion, a classic Japanese anime series by Osamu Tezuka. In 2004, former Seibu Lions player Kazuo Matsui became the first Japanese infielder to play in Major League Baseball.
WThe Sapporo Snow Festival is a festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan, over seven days in February. Odori Park, Susukino, and Tsudome are the main sites of the festival.
WSeibu-en is an amusement park located near Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. It is just outside the Seibuen-yūenchi Station, which is also owned and operated by the Seibu Railway. The park underwent a significant expansion and redesign for the 2021 season, focused around a Showa-era themed marketplace, a Godzilla motion simulator attraction, and a children's area based on the work of Osamu Tezuka.
WThe Shinjuku Gyo-en Greenhouse is a greenhouse in Shinjuku Gyo-en, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It was built in 1950 and displays more than 1,700 tropical and subtropical plant species, as of 2016.
WShoei Junior College is a private junior college in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan, established in 1950. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1889.
WShōwagakuin Junior College is a private junior college in the city of Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Originally established as a women's junior college in 1950, the school became coeducational in 2005.
WSuzugamine Women's College was a private junior women's college in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, established in 1950.
WTakao Jinba Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in Western Tokyo, Japan. The park was established in 1950.
WToita Women's College is a private women's junior college in Tokyo, Japan, established in 1950.
WThe Tokyo Yakult Swallows are a professional baseball team in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League.
WThe United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands abbr. USCAR was the civil administration government in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, replacing the United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands in 1950, and functioning until the islands returned to Japan in 1972.
WThe University of Shiga Prefecture is a public university in Hikone, Shiga, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1950, and it was chartered as a university in 1995.
WThe University of the Ryukyus , abbreviated to Ryūdai (琉大), is a Japanese national university in Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1950, it is the westernmost national university of Japan and the largest public university in Okinawa Prefecture. Located in the Senbaru neighborhood of the town of Nishihara, its campus borders both the village of Nakagusuku and the city of Ginowan.
WUrawa Red Diamonds , colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), are a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J1 League, the top tier of football in the country. Its name comes from the former city of Urawa, now part of Saitama.
WWomen's College, Meiji University was a private junior college in Japan which was located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded in 1950.
WYaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park is a Quasi-National Park in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on 29 July 1950 and has an area of 850.2 km2 (328.3 sq mi).
WYabegawa Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1950, the park spans the municipalities of Yame, Chikugo, Miyama, and Ōmuta.
WYahiko Velodrome is a velodrome located in Yahiko, Niigata that conducts pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" where gambling is permitted. Its Keirin identification number for betting purposes is 21#.
WYamawaki Gakuen Junior College was a private junior college for women located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The school closed in March 2011.
WThe Yokohama DeNA BayStars are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its current name in 2011 when the club was purchased by software company DeNA.