Asteroids named after people called Japan
👶 Japan as a baby name
Consadole, a team in the Japan Professional Football League J1, has its home in Sapporo city, Hokkaido. The team's name is an anagram combining the Japanese word Dosanco (“born in Hokkaido”) and the Spanish olé (“bravo!”), a common international cheer at soccer games. The name was suggested by K. Watanabe.Discovered 15 February 1993 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H., Kushiro
Nihon Uchu Forum, or Japan Space Forum, is a Japanese foundation that aims to promote technology for developing space. JSF constructed the Bisei Spaceguard Center, where minor planets and space debris are observed optically, and it will construct the Kamisaibara Spaceguard Center for observing space debris by radar.Discovered 7 August 2000 by BATTeRS, Bisei SG Center
JAXA is the acronym for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, where the second discoverer works. The name commemorates the fifth anniversary of JAXA in 2008.Discovered 14 October 1994 by Sato, I., Abe, M., Araki, H., Kiso
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