prefecture


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Words related to prefecture

the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

the office of prefect

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During the meeting Arstanbayev noted Osaka Prefecture is one of the largest economic centers of Japan.
Taiwanese travelers rank first in number in 20 rural prefectures of Japan and second in the whole country, according to the Japan Tourism Agency (JTA).
According to The Japan Times newspaper, on Sunday, temperatures reached 35.8 C degrees in Hatoyama, Saitama Prefecture, 35.7 C in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, 35.5 C in Daigo, Ibaraki Prefecture, and 35.4 C in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, according to the Meteorological Agency.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- The largest number of victims accounts for the prefecture of Hiroshima, located in the South-West of Honshu island, and the prefecture of Ehime, situated in the North-West of Shikoku island.
Summary: In some areas in the prefecture that sustained serious damage, the quake was followed by many aftershocks
The locals strongly identify with their home prefecture and the culture, food and dialect of the Japanese language.
Community members and health facilities report deaths and suspected Ebola cases to local alert numbers operated by prefecture health departments or to a national toll-free call center.
Fifteen experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Fukushima Prefecture on Monday to cooperate with the prefecture in decontaminating areas exposed to radiation from the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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The government's nuclear disaster task force is set to suspend shipments of beef cattle from Fukushima Prefecture, amid concern that beef from there may be contaminated with radioactive cesium, government sources said Friday.
In the Chugoku region Monday morning, accumulated snow amounted to 195 centimeters in Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, 137 cm in Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture, and 91 cm in Onan, Shimane Prefecture, all record highs for the locations in western Japan, according to the weather agency.