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Fukuyama

American  
[foo-koo-yah-muh, foo-koo-yah-mah] / ˌfu kuˈjɑ mə, ˈfu kʊˈjɑ mɑ /

noun

  1. a city on SW Honshu, in Japan, NE of Hiroshima.


Fukuyama British  
/ ˌfuːkuːˈjɑːmə /

noun

  1. a city in Japan, in SW Honshu: industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 381 098 (2002 est)

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The post-Cold War “end of history” era, a term popularized by political scientist Francis Fukuyama in 1989, was built around the idea that liberal democracy and the U.S.-led order had triumphed, Reid said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 30, 2026

As political scientist Francis Fukuyama had suggested not long before that, the world had reached the end of history: the final triumph of liberal democracy and its accompanying ideological virtues.

From Slate May 15, 2024

Be on the lookout, the citizens of Fukuyama, Japan, were warned, for a cat with “abnormalities.”

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2024

Fukuyama city's environmental team warned the public not touch "a cat that seems abnormal" but also said the animal might have died as a result of the incident.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2024

At Neptka a good road leads over the cliffs to Fukuyama.

From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage

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