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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

Katsumasa Okawa, who runs a seafood business in Iwaki, says those tanks containing contaminated water bother him more than the treated water release.

From Seattle Times Jul. 23, 2023

After studying outside the region for eight years, Sato now works for her hometown - though from an office in Iwaki, another city in the Fukushima prefecture.

From Washington Times Mar. 8, 2021

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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