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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

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroakazu Matsuno told reporters that the shooting occurred at a firing range at a base in Gifu prefecture in central Japan.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

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

The last severe earthquake was in the autumn of 1891, when the central part of the Main island, especially in the neighborhood of Gifu, was destructively disturbed.

From Japan by David Murray

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