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Goshogawara

(Encyclopedia) Goshogawara Goshogawara gōshōgäˈwärä [key], city, Aomori prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. The city consists…

Amagasaki

(Encyclopedia) Amagasaki Amagasaki äˈmägäsäˈkē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, a port on Osaka Bay. An important industrial center, with iron and steel…

Uji

(Encyclopedia) UjiUji&oomacr;ˈjē [key], town (1990 pop. 177,010), Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. It is a resort and is noted for its green tea and for cormorant fishing. Uji is best known for…

Pohang

(Encyclopedia) PohangPohangpôˈhängˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 508,983), North Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., SE South Korea, on Yeongil (Yongil) Bay of the Sea of Japan (or East Sea). A fishing port and…

Fujisawa

(Encyclopedia) Fujisawa Fujisawa f&oomacr;jēˈsäwä [key], city, Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on…

Hitoyoshi

(Encyclopedia) Hitoyoshi Hitoyoshi hētōˈyōshē [key], city, Kumamoto prefecture, W central Kyushu, Japan, on the Kuma…

Ishinomaki

(Encyclopedia) Ishinomaki Ishinomaki ēshēˈnōmäkē [key], city, Miyagi prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on Ishinomaki Bay.…

Kadoma

(Encyclopedia) KadomaKadomakädōˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 142,297), Osaka prefecture, Honshu, Japan, on the Furu River. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka and is the headquarters of…

Arao

(Encyclopedia) Arao Arao äräˈō [key], city, Kumamoto prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on Ariake Bay. It is a port and is part of the Omuta-Arao industrial region where…

Mori, Yoshiri

(Encyclopedia) Mori, Yoshiri, 1937–, Japanese politician, prime minister of Japan (2000–2001), b. Neagari. Born into a political family in rural Ishikawa prefecture and educated at Waseda Univ., he…