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Gifu

American  
[gee-foo] / ˈgiˈfu /

noun

  1. a city on S Honshu, in central Japan.


Gifu British  
/ ˈɡiːfuː /

noun

  1. a city in Japan, on central Honshu: hot springs, textile and paper lantern manufacturing. Pop: 401 269 (2002 est)

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The study included 92 people with type 2 diabetes in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, who had just started GLP-1 therapy.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

The Ground Self-Defense Force, Japan’s army, dispatched troops to join relief efforts at the request of the governor of Gifu.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

The Gifu video on 29 January was followed by other videos - some with older timestamps.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2023

The video, taken in an outlet in the central province of Gifu, has generated tens of millions of views since it hit the internet.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023

Last big jishin Gifu jishin twenty years before.

From Kimono by John Paris

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