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Kagawa
Kagawa , prefecture (1990 pop. 1,023,434), N Shikoku, Japan. Takamatsu is the capital. It is an agricultural region (rice, barley, wheat, mandarin oranges) with a mountainous and forested interior. The coast has fishing ports and salt-producing centers. Lacquer, work gloves, and fans are also prod... Read more
Ichikawa
Ichikawa , city (1990 pop. 436,957), Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Edo River. It is an industrial city with metallurgical, chemical, textile, and foodstuff industries. ... Read more
Kariya
Kariya , city (1990 pop. 120,126), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial center with textile, mechanical, food-processing industries, and ceramic tile industries. ... Read more
Kawaguchi
Kawaguchi , city (1990 pop. 438,680), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Ajikawa and Kizagawa rivers. A Tokyo suburb, it has ironworks, textile mills, and breweries. ... Read more
Seto
Seto , city (1990 pop. 126,340), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It has been an important porcelain center since the 13th cent. ... Read more
Toyota
Toyota , city (1990 pop. 332,336), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a major industrial center dominated by the Toyota Motor Company, which produces passenger vehicles and auto parts there. ... Read more
Yatsushiro
Yatsushiro , city (1990 pop. 108,135), Kumamoto prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on Yatsushiro Bay and the Kuma River estuary. It is a major commercial center and fishing port producing cement, paper, and rayon. ... Read more
Hitachi
Hitachi , city (1990 pop. 202,141), Ibaraki prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Kashima Sea. The city is a leading producer of Japan's electrical equipment. It is also the site of one of Japan's largest copper mines, and of the largest commercial port in the prefecture. A nuclear fuel plant ... Read more
Kanagawa
Kanagawa , prefecture (1990 pop. 7,980,421), E central Honshu, Japan. Yokohama is the capital. Other important cities include Kawasaki, Yokosuka, and Kamakura (a religious center). The urban belt of the eastern part of the prefecture merges with Tokyo to the north. Flowers and dairy products are pro... Read more
Kochi
Kochi , city (1990 pop. 317,069), capital of Kochi prefecture, S Shikoku, Japan. From its port, Urado, the city exports dried bonito, ornamental coral, cement, and paper. Kochi prefecture (1990 pop. 825,063), 2,743 sq mi (7,104 sq km), is a mountainous region with fertile coastal plains. Agricultura... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Prefecture"

Miao
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...the fourteen autonomous prefectures and counties designated...Miao-Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Qiannan Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture established in Guizhou...Zhuang-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan established...
Tokyo
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities ...Eastern central Honshu, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan Motto: Changes with...generally defined as the four prefectures of Tokyo, Saitaima, Kanagawa...to the 23 wards in Tokyo prefecture itself. The metropolitan...Description: comprised of the four prefectures of the Kanto region: Tokyo...
Tai Lue
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...in Pinyin; when the status of the prefecture as part of the People's Republic of...Location. Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture lies in the southernmost part of Yunnan...59 ′ E. The capital of the prefecture is the city of Jing Hong (Ceng Hung...
Wang An-shih
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Dec. 18, 1021, in Ch'ing-chiang prefecture, Kiangsi, where his father, Wang...its home in Lin-ch'uan, Fuchou prefecture, Kiangsi, where An-shih's great...brief period in a post in the capital prefecture. When feasible, Wang turned down opportunities...
Wen T'ien-hsiang
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...T'ien-hsiang was in charge of a prefecture in Kiangsi. In 1275 in response to...rejected. When the Sung lost an important prefecture in northwestern Kiangsu, Wen fell back...hsiang was able to retake a number of prefectures in Kiangsi before being defeated and...
Nu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...counties of the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture and in the neighboring Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The area is mountainous, with large...after 1912. The Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture was established in 1954 and Gongshan...
Miyagi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Miyagi , prefecture (1990 pop. 2,248,521), 2...N Honshu, Japan. A mountainous prefecture, it is known for the more than 200...Matsushima Bay. Sendai is the capital. The prefecture yields farm products, fish, lumber...
Akita
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...pop. 302,362), capital of Akita prefecture, NW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of...fort (733) still stands. Akita prefecture (1990 pop. 1,227,491), 4,503...sulfur, lead, and manganese. The prefecture's mountains have extensive stands...
Burakumin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...western Japan, particularly in the prefectures of Hy ō go, Okayama, Hiroshima...Japan, Saitama, Gumma, and Tochigi prefectures have relatively high numbers of Burakumin...known Burakumin in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaid ō . Before the 1920...
Kyoto
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...1,461,140), capital of Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Kamo River...statue ( daibutsu ) of Buddha. Kyoto prefecture (1990 pop. 2,602,520), 1,784...largest industrial production of any prefecture in Japan until World War II. Other...

Dictionary entries related to "Prefecture"

prefecture
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English pre·fec·ture / ˈprēˌfek ch ər / • n. a district under the government of a prefect. ∎  a prefect's office or tenure. ∎  the official residence or headquarters of a prefect. DERIVATIVES: pre·fec·tur·al /
Ch’in Chiu-Shao
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...however, his father was sent to the prefecture of Tung-Ch ’ ü an...x2019; an ) in Ch ’ i-chou prefecture (now Ch ’ i-ch ’...vice-administrators of the superior prefecture of Chien-k ’ ang-fu...
Cénac, Michel (1891-1965)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...refuge with Michel C é nac. He intervened with the Prefecture of Police and was able to obtain their freedom. During the...part of his work at the psychiatric infirmary of the Paris Prefecture of Police, where he became honorary senior physician, C...
Team Zoo
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...and Kasahara Elementary School, Miyashiro, Saitama Prefecture (1981–2), and the Traditional Architecture...Kuma High School of Industry, Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture (1990–1). Bibliography Bognar (1985...
Ōkuninushi no Mikoto
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...Originally a major local kami of Izumo Province (now Shimane Prefecture), he was incorporated into the national Shinto mythology...kuninushi is the Izumo Taisha in Taishamachi, Shimane Prefecture, one of the oldest shrines in Japan.
Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Hundred Days, Fourier had resigned his new title and prefecture in protest against the severity of the regime and had...Louis XVIII could not forgive his having accepted the prefecture of the Rh ô ne from Napoleon, and
Kagawa, Kyoko
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers KAGAWA, Kyoko Nationality: Japanese. Born: Kyoko Ikebe in Ibaragi prefecture, 5 December 1931. Education: Attended Municipal 10th Women's High School, Tokyo, graduated 1949. Family: Married the writer...
Ōmoto-kyō
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...modernization theories, and spiritualistic practices. Today, the group maintains headquarters at Kameoka and Ayabe in W. Kyoto prefecture and claims a national membership of 163,000. Although non-proselytizing, Ōmoto-kyō supports charitable...
Eiheiji
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism Eiheiji (Jap.). The ‘Temple of Eternal Peace’, established by Sōtō zen founder Dōgen in Echizen Prefecture in 1243, and still one of the head temples of the Sōtō order.
Dōgen Kigen, Zenji
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...spread Zen, but, frustrated in his plans because of oppositions from various quarters, he retreated to present-day Fukui Prefecture where he founded Eihei-ji . He devoted his life to the training of his disciples and the writing of his major work, The...

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MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE'S DOMESTIC BONDS DUE 2019
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 7/5/2009; 600 words ; ...assigned Aa1 ratingto Hiroshima Prefecture Series 2 Yen 10 billion bonds...triggered by a change inHiroshima Prefecture's stand-alone credit profile. The rating is supported by the prefecture's improving fiscal outcomes...
JAPAN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE'S DOMESTIC BONDS DUE 2019.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/13/2009; 700+ words ; ...has assigned Aa1 rating to Hiroshima Prefecture Series 1 Yen 10 billion bonds, due...stable. The rating is supported by the prefecture's improving fiscal outcomes, reflecting...prudent investment policies, and the prefecture's economic strength as the centre...
JAPAN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE'S DOMESTIC BONDS DUE 2029, CONCURRENTLY REVIEWS THE RATING FOR POSSIBLE DOWNGRADE.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/19/2009; 700+ words ; ...has assigned Aa1 rating to Hiroshima Prefecture Series 1 Yen 16 billion bonds, due...Aa2. The rating is supported by the prefecture's improving fiscal outcomes, reflecting...prudent investment policies, and the prefecture's economic strength as the centre...
JAPAN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE'S DOMESTIC BONDS DUE 2018.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 11/6/2008; 700+ words ; ...has assigned Aa1 rating to Hiroshima Prefecture Series 4 Yen 10 billion bonds, due...stable. The ratings are supported by the prefecture's improving fiscal outcomes, reflecting...prudent investment policies, and the prefecture's economic strength as the centre...
JAPAN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE'S DOMESTIC BONDS DUE 2028.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 11/19/2008; 700+ words ; ...has assigned Aa1 rating to Hiroshima Prefecture Series 1 Yen 10 billion bonds, due...stable. The ratings are supported by the prefecture's improving fiscal outcomes, reflecting...prudent investment policies, and the prefecture's economic strength as the centre...
MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE'S DOMESTIC BONDS DUE 2028
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 11/19/2008; 527 words ; ...has assigned Aa1 rating to Hiroshima Prefecture Series 1 Yen 10 billion bonds, due...stable. The ratings are supported by the prefecture's improving fiscal outcomes, reflecting...prudent investment policies, and the prefecture's economic strength as the centre...
JAPAN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS AAA FOREIGN CURRENCY AND AA1 LOCAL CURRENCY ISSUER RATINGS TO HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 9/8/2008; 700+ words ; ...local currency issuer ratings to Hiroshima Prefecture. The outlook for the prefecture's ratings is stable. This is the first time...Moody's has assigned a rating to Hiroshima Prefecture. The ratings are supported by the prefecture...
Northward invasion and range expansion of the invasive fern Thelypteris dentata (Forssk.) St. John into the urban matrix of three prefectures in Kinki District, Japan.(Report)
Magazine article from: American Fern Journal; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...type in three Japanese prefectures (Osaka, Kyoto, and...urbanized areas in Osaka Prefecture and has reached southern...in southern Wakayama Prefecture of Kinki District...southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures (Manago, 1986...locations in Wakayama Prefecture, four in Mie Prefecture...
MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE'S DOMESTIC BONDS DUE 2018
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 11/6/2008; 524 words ; ...has assigned Aa1rating to Hiroshima Prefecture Series 4 Yen 10 billion bonds, due...stable. The ratings are supported by the prefecture's improving fiscal outcomes, reflecting...prudent investment policies, and the prefecture's economic strength as the centre...
MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE'S DOMESTIC BONDS DUE 2029, CONCURRENTLY REVIEWS THE RATING FOR POSSIBLE DOWN
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 5/19/2009; 593 words ; ...has assigned Aa1 ratingto Hiroshima Prefecture Series 1 Yen 16 billion bonds, due...Aa2. The rating is supported by the prefecture's improving fiscal outcomes, reflecting...prudent investmentpolicies, and the prefecture's economic strength as the centre...