37 1971 establishments in Japan

Aichi Medical University is a private university at Nagakute, Aichi, Japan, founded in 1971.

Akita Prefectural Skating Rink is an indoor speed skating oval located in Akita, Akita, Japan. The first indoor skating rink in Akita Prefecture was located near Prefectural Gymnasium.

Atsumi Thermal Power Station is an oil-fired thermal power station operated by JERA in the city of Tahara, Aichi, Japan. The facility is located on reclaimed land at the tip of the Atsumi Peninsula at the entrance to Mikawa Bay.

Barazoku (薔薇族) was Japan's first commercially circulated gay men's magazine. It began publication in July 1971 by Daini Shobō's owner's son and editor Bungaku Itō , although before that, there had been Adonis and Apollo, its extra issue, around 1960 serving as a members-only magazine. Barazoku was Japan's oldest and longest-running monthly magazine for gay men. However, it halted publication three times due to the publisher's financial hardships. In 2008, Itō announced that the 400th issue would be the final one. The title means "the rose tribe" in Japanese, hinted from King Laius' homosexual episodes in Greek mythology. The magazine was printed in Japanese only. Barazoku's Bungaku Itō coined the term for the Japanese lesbian community as which the slang term for lesbian yuri comes from.

The Dojin-kai is a yakuza organization headquartered in Kurume, Fukuoka, on the Kyushu island of Japan, a designated yakuza syndicate, with approximately 760 members. As well as being known as a militant yakuza organization, the Dojin-kai has also been known as a de facto drug cartel, as its activities have allegedly included large-scale drug trafficking, specifically methamphetamine trafficking, which is traditionally shunned in the yakuza world.

Electra was a brand of electric guitars and basses manufactured in Japan and distributed in the US by two companies owned by brothers: Saint Louis Music (SLM) and Pacific Coast Music in the 1970s and early 1980s. In 2013, the brand launched a successful comeback led by renowned luthiers Ben Chafin and Mick Donner.

FOR-A is a brand name for professional broadcast video and audio equipment. Founded more than 50 years ago and based in Japan, FOR-A has spread globally, with subsidiaries in America, Canada, Korea, Italy, United Kingdom, India, Hong Kong, Middle East and Africa.

Fujisawa City Hospital is a general hospital in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. Founded in 1971, the hospital is also a district hospital serving the neighbouring cities of Chigasaki and Kamakura.

The Golf Digest Tournament was a golf tournament in Japan. It was founded in 1971 and was part of the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1997. It was played in October at the Tōmei Country Club near Susono, Shizuoka.

The Tokyo Haneda Vickies are a basketball team based in Ota, Tokyo, playing in the Women's Japan Basketball League.

Higashi-Niigata Thermal Power Station is a large fossil-fuel thermal power station operated by Tohoku Electric in the town of Seirō, Niigata, Japan. The facility is located on the Sea of Japan coast and is adjacent to Niigata Higashi Port.

Hikigawa Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1971, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Shirahama and Tanabe. The park's central feature is the eponymous Hiki River .

Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park is a zoo in Hiroshima, Japan.

Honda FC is a Japanese professional football club based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. They play in the Japan Football League.

Ishikawa Prefectural University is a public university in the city of Nonoichi in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1971 as an agricultural junior college, and it was chartered as a university in 2005.

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology , or JAMSTEC (海洋機構), is a Japanese national research institute for marine-earth science and technology. It was founded as Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (海洋科学技術センター) in October 1971, and became an Independent Administrative Institution administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in April 2004.

Kutsuki-Katsuragawa Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in the mountains of western Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1971, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Ōtsu and Takashima.

The Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sapporo, Japan. During the 1972 Winter Olympics, it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and the speed skating events. Located inside the Makomanai Park, the stadium holds 17,324 people.

Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History is a prefectural museum in Miyazaki, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Miyazaki Prefecture. The museum opened in the grounds of Miyazaki Jingū in 1971.

The Mizuno Open is a professional golf tournament played in Japan. Founded in 1971, it has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Since 1998, the event has been prefixed Gateway to The Open , with the top finishers gaining exemptions into The Open Championship.

Mogamigawa Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1971, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Sakata, Shōnai, and Tozawa. The park's central feature is the eponymous Mogami River.

The Mynavi ABC Championship is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played at the ABC Golf Club in Katō, Hyōgo, usually in October or November. It was founded in 1971 as a Japan vs. United States team match. In 1988, it became a full-field individual event. The event is sponsored by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Mynavi Corporation.

Nakano Esperanza is a football (soccer) club based in Nakano, which is located in Nagano Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Hokushinetsu Football League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues.

Non-no is a Japanese women's fashion and lifestyle magazine published by Shueisha. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo.

St. Marianna University School of Medicine is a private university in Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1971, it is a medical school affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. In addition to medical studies, the school offers a degree in comparative religious studies. The school is also the first in Asia to be approved as a medical center for the FIFA world soccer association, and is the medical provider for the Japan national football team.

Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore is a prefectural museum in Saitama, Japan, dedicated to the history and folklore of Saitama Prefecture. The museum opened in 1971.

The Sapporo Municipal Subway is a mostly-underground rubber-tyred rapid transit system in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau, it is the only subway system on the island of Hokkaido.

The Semboku Rapid Railway Line is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Semboku Rapid Railway . The line connects Izumi-Chūō Station and Nakamozu Station, with through operations to and from the Nankai Kōya Line up to Namba Station in southern downtown Osaka.

Shin-Sendai Thermal Power Station is an LNG-fired thermal power station operated by Tohoku Electric in Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The facility is located on the Pacific coast near the Port of Sendai.

Takarajimasha, Inc. is a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is known for publishing subculture-oriented fashion magazines aimed at teens, fashion magazines in general, as well as guide books.

THK Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that offers machine elements and modules in the field of mechanical engineering, robotics and automation. The headquarters are in Tokyo. Since it was founded in April 1971, the company has developed into an international company. THK shares have been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first segment since 2001.

Toba Sea-Folk Museum is a museum dedicated to the area's fishing traditions in Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Having first opened as the private Sea-Folk Museum in 1971, the museum reopened in its current location in 1992, and in 2017 was reestablished as a public, municipal museum under its current name. In 1998, the museum buildings, designed by Naitō Hiroshi, were included amongst the 100 Select Instances of Public Architecture by the then Ministry of Construction. The collection, numbering some 61,840 items as of 31 March 2018, includes some ninety wooden boats from all over Japan, the nation's most comprehensive assemblage of materials relating to the Ama, and a grouping of 6,879 pieces of Ise Bay, Shima Peninsula, and Kumano Sea Fishing Equipment that have been jointly designated an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property. The displays are organized around seven themes: traditions of sea-folk, sea-folk faith and festivals, sea pollution, Ama divers in Shima, fishing in Ise Bay, fishing in Shima and Kumano, and wooden boats and navigation.

Wakayama Prefectural Museum is a history museum in located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

Wakayama Prefecture Kii-fudoki-no-oka Museum of Archaeology and Folklore is an archaeology museum located in the outskirts of the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It was opened in August 1971 with the main purpose of preserving, researching, and displaying artifacts from the Iwase-Senzuka Kofun Cluster, a Special National Historic Site.

The World Friendship was a professional golf tournament held in Japan in the early 1970s. The event was held at the Horyuji Country Club in Ikaruga, Nara.

The X-League is the top-level American football league in Japan. It was founded in 1971 as the Japan American Football League, and changed its name to the X League in 1997. There are three divisions among which there is promotion and relegation. Teams in the three-tier league are split into East, West, and Central divisions. There are two types of teams, one being a company team in which only employees of that particular sponsoring company may play, and the other being a club team for which anyone can try out.

Yamagata Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum in Yamagata, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamagata Prefecture. The museum opened in Kajō Park in 1971.