Wakayama
Americannoun
noun
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“It’s not working,” Noboru Yoshida, a professor of systems engineering at Wakayama University, said of Japan’s current trash management.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
Officials of Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, confirmed evacuation routes in co-operation with local municipalities.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024
In a statement to The Times, Carter’s attorneys Liane Wakayama and Dale Hayes Jr. rejected the allegations in “Fallen Idols,” for which Carter reportedly declined to be interviewed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
The 60-foot-long rocket weighs 23 tons and was launched from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Japan’s main island, according to the company’s website.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024
Twenty-four men, he wrote in a news article, had been named by Larry Phillips to the civilian defense auxiliary fire force, including George Tachibana, Fred Yasui, and Edward Wakayama.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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