2005 establishments in Japan

AKB48 (pronounced A.K.B. Forty-Eight) is a Japanese idol musical girl group named after the Akihabara area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48 has sold more records than any other female musical act in Japanese history. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with its own theater and performing daily so fans could always see them live (which is not the case with usual pop groups giving occasional concerts and seen on television). This "Idols You Can Meet" concept includes teams which can rotate performances and perform simultaneously at several events a

airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Japan

city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan

thumb|right|Kiso Sansen Park Center is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 34,960, and a population density of 310 persons per km2, in 12,167 households. The total area of the city was . Most of the city is located at sea level and is well known for levees surrounding the area.

CiNii () is a bibliographic database service for material in Japanese academic libraries, especially focusing on Japanese works and English works published in Japan. An early trial version of the database was a component of its predecessor called GeNii, available online at least since June 2002. A complete version of CiNii has been available since April 2005. The service searches from within the databases maintained by the NII itself (Citation Database for Japanese Publications, CJP), as well as the databases provided by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (J-STAGE), the National Diet Lib

thumb|right|Inashiki thumb|right|Old city hall of Edosaki Town and Inashiki City is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 39,127 in 14,733 households and a population density of 191 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 37.1%. The total area of the city is .

right|thumb|280px|Aerial view of marina on Lake Kasumigaura in Namegata right|thumb|280px|Lake Kasumigaura from Namegata is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,144 in 11,412 households and a population density of 144.5 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 35.9%. The city's total area is .

Japanese rock band

Japanese football club

Japanese pop group

Japanese campaign to conserve electricity consumption

auto racing championship in Japan

national museum in Fukuoka, Japan

town in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Japanese manga magazine

magazine

Japanese manga magazine

railway line in Japan

football stadium in Chiba, Japan

magazine from Japan

Japanese association football club

trademark

Japanese University

Kis-My-Ft2 (キスマイフットツー, Kisu Mai Futto Tsū, "Kiss My Foot Two") is a six-member Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment, noted in Japanese media for incorporating roller-skating into their stage performances.

political party in Japan

9nine (pronounced simply "nine") is a Japanese idol group formed of Uki Satake, Sayaka Nishiwaki, and Hirona Murata. Formed in 2005, they are managed by LesPros Entertainment and signed to SME Records.

Spyair (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band from Nagoya, formed in 2005. The band consists of Yuji "UZ" Nakai (guitar, programming), Kenji "Momiken" Momiyama (bass guitar, leader), Kenta Sasabe (drums) and Yosuke (vocals). The band's name was determined in one shot by the members, which came from the word spyware, a type of computer virus.

Pokémon The Park or was a traveling theme park based on the Pokémon franchise. It previously existed in two locations, both currently closed. The theme parks featured many Pokémon-themed attractions, and were open between March 18, 2005, and September 25, 2005, in Japan.

political party in Japan

is a mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting service in Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru and the Philippines. Service began experimentally during 2005 and commercially on April 1, 2006. It is designed as a component of ISDB-T, the terrestrial digital broadcast system used in those countries, as each channel is divided into 13 segments, with a further segment separating it from the next channel; an HDTV broadcast signal occupies 12 segments, leaving the remaining (13th) segment for mobile receivers, hence the name, "1seg" or "One Seg".

art museum

research institute in Japan

Japanese professional basketball league

railway line in Japan

metro line in Fukuoka, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan

building in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Japanese magazine

private university in Onna, Japan

'''Hero's''' was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1 kickboxing cards, it held its first show on March 26, 2005. The promotion was handled by former Rings head Akira Maeda. At a press conference on February 13, 2008, FEG announced that they discontinued Hero's and were creating a new mixed martial arts franchise, Dream, in collaboration with former Pride

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building in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

is a five-member Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the Japanese pronunciations of their name, the fans usually refer to them as "Ebi".

Japanese professional basketball team located in Funabashi, Chiba

Japanese rock band

prefectural museum of the Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Japanese manga magazine

maritime museum

roller coaster

Japanese organization

Japanese fashion festival

building in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

American and Japanese clothing retailer established by Pharrell Williams and Nigo

expressway in Mie, Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka and Hyogo Prefectures, Japan

zoo in Gunma, Japan

higher education institution in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

thumb|140px|A card reader at a convenience store is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport introduced by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) in Takamatsu, Japan from February 2, 2005. The name comes from IC and iruka (dolphin or need), the latter being the mascot character of the company. The Dolphin character made 2002 and to cautionary lesson to employees used to be disliked by the locals by bad behavior of them at that time. "Iruka" was from someone said "Kotoden wa iruka, iranai ka?" or "Is the people need us, or not?", an employee meeting wh

anison concert in Japan

women's association football team of Cerezo Osaka

Japanese association football club