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Chiba

American  
[chee-bah] / ˈtʃiˈbɑ /

noun

  1. a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.


Chiba British  
/ ˈtʃiːba /

noun

  1. an industrial city in central Japan, in SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay. Pop: 880 164 (2002 est)

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At least four people have died and five others are wounded in eastern Japan as record rainfall pummelled the Chiba prefecture near the capital Tokyo.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

With the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2022, he threw a perfect game with 19 strikeouts, then followed it up with eight more perfect frames in his next game.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The majority of the monologue in Tarantino’s film is adapted from the opening of the 1976 Japanese martial arts film “The Bodyguard,” with action star Sonny Chiba.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

The study, published in the journal Carbon, was co-authored by Mr. Kota Kondo, also from Chiba University.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2026

Mr. Chiba: “Who had the keys to the cages?”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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