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Iwaki

American  
[ee-wah-kee] / iˈwɑ ki /

noun

  1. a city on northeastern Honshu, in Japan.


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The Fukushima earthquake and tsunami of 2011 in Japan caused major damage to the nearby Iwaki museum with damage to some of the fossils in their collections.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

“There is no scientific reason to impose any restriction on products coming from us,” Grossi said at the meeting in Iwaki, south of the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

Iwaki Mayor Hiroyuki Uchida asked the government to prioritize a thorough explanation rather than their release timeline.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2023

Though much of Iwaki appeared as usual, tiles had fallen from the front of at least one building, and the sound of broken glass being swept up echoed from several shops and restaurants.

From Reuters ● Feb. 14, 2021

But Princess Waka conspired to secure the dignity for the younger of her own two sons, Iwaki and Hoshikawa, who were both older than Seinei.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by F. (Frank) Brinkley

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