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Sayama

(Encyclopedia) SayamaSayamasäyäˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 157,309), Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Lake Sayama. It is a resort and center for various mechanical industries.

Seto

(Encyclopedia) SetoSetosāˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 126,340), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It has been an important porcelain center since the 13th cent.

Chiryu

(Encyclopedia) Chiryu Chiryu chēry&oomacr;ˈ [key], city, Aichi prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan. The city was…

Fujioka

(Encyclopedia) Fujioka Fujioka f&oomacr;jēˈōkä [key], city, Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tone…

Innoshima

(Encyclopedia) Innoshima Innoshima ēn-nōˈshĭmä [key], city, Hiroshima prefecture, on Innoshima Island, Japan, on the…

Iwatsuki

(Encyclopedia) Iwatsuki Iwatsuki ēwäˈts&oomacr;kē [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the…

Tachikawa

(Encyclopedia) TachikawaTachikawatächēˈkäwə [key], city (1990 pop. 152,824), Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan. A commercial center and railway hub, it is an industrial suburb of Tokyo.

Takarazuka

(Encyclopedia) TakarazukaTakarazukatäkäˌräˈz&oomacr;kä [key], city (1990 pop. 201,862), Hyogo prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb and a resort serving the Osaka-Kobe areas.

Asian Loan Words in English: Japanese

Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Japanese aikido, from words meaning "mutual spirit art." bonsai, meaning "bowl plant." futon, a type of mattress. geisha, from gei,…

Women in Sports: Skating

Figure skating Theresa Weld Blanchard has achieved many figure skating firsts. She was the first U.S. national champion in 1914, won the…