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Akashi , city (1990 pop. 270,722), Hyogo prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Harima Sea and the Akashi Channel. Overfishing and marine pollution have hurt what was formerly an important fishing port. Akashi now has a productive heavy steel industry, which dates back to the Korean War.

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Akashi, Honshū/Japan ‘Shining Stone’ from aka ‘shining’ and ishi ‘stone’. A different Chinese character for aka means ‘red’.

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