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Shibata

(Encyclopedia)Shibata shĭbäˈtä [key], city (1990 pop. 78,170), Niigata prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Kaji River. It is a distribution point for rice and a center for iron, steel, and chemical indu...

Abashiri

(Encyclopedia)Abashiri äˌbäˈshĭrē [key], city, Hokkaido prefecture, E Hokkaido, Japan, on the Sea of Okhotsk and the Abashiri River, lying on the Abashiri plain. It is an importan...

Tsuchiura

(Encyclopedia)Tsuchiura tso͝ochēˈo͞orä [key], city (1990 pop. 127,471), Ibaraki prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area, it is a commercial and cultural center. ...

Tsuruoka

(Encyclopedia)Tsuruoka tso͞oro͞oˈôkä [key], city (1990 pop. 99,889), Yamagata prefecture, NE Honshu, Japan. An agricultural center, Tsuruoka produces candles, textiles, sake, and agricultural machines. ...

Toyohashi

(Encyclopedia)Toyohashi tōyōˈhäˈshē [key], city (1990 pop. 337,982), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a leading cotton and silk production center. Toyohashi was formerly an important castle town...

Noda

(Encyclopedia)Noda nōˈdä [key], city (1990 pop. 114,475), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Edo River. It is a commercial and industrial center known for its soy sauce factories. ...

Ohira, Masayoshi

(Encyclopedia)Ohira, Masayoshi, 1910–80, Japanese political leader, prime minister (1978–80) of Japan. After serving in the house of representatives, he became foreign minister (1962–64, 1972–74) and minist...

Takaoka

(Encyclopedia)Takaoka täkäˈôkä [key], city (1990 pop. 175,466), Toyama prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Sho River. A center for the Japanese aluminum industry, Takaoka also produces paper, copper, a...

Urawa

(Encyclopedia)Urawa o͞oräˈwä [key], city (1990 pop. 418,271), capital of Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area, it is a commercial and industrial center. ...

Kyosai

(Encyclopedia)Kyosai (Kawanabe Kyosai), 1831–89, Japanese painter and caricaturist. He studied with Kano Tohaku and was influenced by Hokusai. He is considered Japan's first political caricaturist, and the politi...