Hiratsuka

American  

[hir-uh-tsoo-kuh, hee-rah-tsoo-kah] / ˌhɪr əˈtsu kə, hiˈrɑ tsʊˌkɑ /

noun

1. a city in central Honshu, Japan, near Yokohama.

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Example Sentences

HIRATSUKA, Japan — Trevor Bauer started Saturday in his second minor-league game in Japan and said he needs to increase his pitch count before he can debut for Yokohama’s DeNA BayStars.

From Washington Times

On Saturday, he tested negative at a local hospital in Hiratsuka City near Tokyo, the city said.

From Seattle Times

“People have said the Olympics in 2020 looks like the one in 1940, the political situation, the political chaos, saying it’s a recovery from a domestic earthquake,” said Minoru Matsunami, a sports historian at Tokai University in Hiratsuka City.

From New York Times

Denyer and Akiko Kashiwagi report: “The knives, whose blades had been painted pink, were bound to a two-foot-long bar that straddled the school desk of 12-year-old Prince Hisahito and a neighboring desk on Friday. Hisahito is the only young male heir to the throne. … NHK, Japan’s national broadcaster, said a man in his 50s was arrested Monday in the city of Hiratsuka southwest of Tokyo.”

From Washington Post

“We are required by law to find a final storage place outside Fukushima, so it can’t be kept here indefinitely,” Hiratsuka said.

From The Guardian