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Soka

(Encyclopedia) SokaSokasōˈkä [key], city (1990 pop. 206,132), Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Tokyo that produces pulp, leather, and metal.

Fukaya

(Encyclopedia) Fukaya Fukaya f&oomacr;käˈyä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is an…

Iruma

(Encyclopedia) Iruma Iruma ēr&oomacr;ˈmä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Iruma…

Koshigaya

(Encyclopedia) KoshigayaKoshigayakōshēˈgäyä [key], city (1990 pop. 285,259), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Motoara River. A suburb of Tokyo noted for its peach orchards, Koshigaya…

Kawaguchi

(Encyclopedia) KawaguchiKawaguchikäwäˈg&oomacr;chē [key], city (1990 pop. 438,680), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Ajikawa and Kizagawa rivers. A Tokyo suburb, it has ironworks…

Urawa

(Encyclopedia) UrawaUrawa&oomacr;räˈwä [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…

Tsuchiura

(Encyclopedia) TsuchiuraTsuchiurats&oobreve;chēˈ&oomacr;rä [key], city (1990 pop. 127,471), Ibaraki prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area, it is…

Omura, Satoshi

(Encyclopedia) Omura, Satoshi, 1935–, Japanese biochemist, grad .Univ. of Tokyo (Ph.D. 1968), Tokyo Univ. of Science (Ph.D. 1970). He has been a researcher and leader at the Kitasato Institute since…

Asaka

(Encyclopedia) Asaka Asaka äsäˈkä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Tokyo. The city has an important…

Sagamihara

(Encyclopedia) SagamiharaSagamiharasägämēˈhärä [key], city (1990 pop. 531,542), Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Tokyo with metallurgical, food processing, and electrical…