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Urawa

(Encyclopedia)Urawa o͞oräˈwä [key], city (1990 pop. 418,271), capital of Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area, it is a commercial and industrial center. ...

Ohira, Masayoshi

(Encyclopedia)Ohira, Masayoshi, 1910–80, Japanese political leader, prime minister (1978–80) of Japan. After serving in the house of representatives, he became foreign minister (1962–64, 1972–74) and minist...

Fujiyoshida

(Encyclopedia)Fujiyoshida fo͞ojēˈyōshēdä [key], city, Yamanashi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Katsura ...

Fukaya

(Encyclopedia)Fukaya fo͞okäˈyä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is an indus...

Hino

(Encyclopedia)Hino hēˈnō [key], city, Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Asa River. A res...

Hirosaki

(Encyclopedia)Hirosaki hērōˈsäkē [key], city, Aomori prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. A commercial center, it ...

Iruma

(Encyclopedia)Iruma ēro͞oˈmä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Iruma River...

Isesaki

(Encyclopedia)Isesaki ēsāˈsäkē [key], city, Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. The city's main i...

Izuka

(Encyclopedia)Izuka ēˈzo͝okä [key], city, Fukuoka prefecture, N Kyushu, Japan, on the Onga River. Forme...

Anjo

(Encyclopedia)Anjo änjōˈ [key], city, Aichi prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan. Once a model farm community producing rice, wheat, poultry, and cattle, Anjo is now dominated by the ...