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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 in Tokaimura, 15 mi (24 km) southwest of Hitachi, was the site of an accident involving an uncontrolled chain reaction in 1999. |
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Hitachi
Hitachi, Honshū/Japan ‘The Sun Rises’ from hi ‘sun’ or ‘daytime’ and tachi ‘rise’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hitachi." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hitachi." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hitachi.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hitachi." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hitachi.html |
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