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Okayama

American  
[aw-kah-yah-mah] / ˈɔ kɑˈyɑ mɑ /

noun

  1. a city on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.


Okayama British  
/ ˌɒkəˈjɑːmə /

noun

  1. a city in SW Japan, on W Honshu on the Inland Sea. Pop: 621 809 (2002 est)

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"Nagi Notes", starring Takako Matsu and Shizuka Ishibashi, explores the overlapping lives of a cast of characters in rural Okayama Prefecture, each lonely in their own way.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

She is prepared to take a plane to Okayama, Japan, where they live and where she was born, at a moment’s notice.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

Lottie Woad shot a level-par first round to lie five shots off the Women's Open lead jointly held by Japanese duo Eri Okayama and Rio Takeda.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

The Okayama court found that the hormone therapy Usui received made him eligible for gender affirmation.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

And in the same year Mr. O'Hara, one of the wealthiest and most philanthropic men of Okayama, announced his plan of opening a high-grade agricultural school for poor boys of that prefecture.

From Working Women of Japan by Gulick, Sidney Lewis

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