Niigata

American  

[nee-ee-gah-tah] / ˈni iˈgɑ tɑ /

noun

1. a seaport on NW Honshu, in central Japan.

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Niigata British  

/ ˈniːɪˌɡɑːtə /

noun

1. a port in central Japan, on NW Honshu at the mouth of the Shinano River: the chief port on the Sea of Japan. Pop: 514 678 (2002 est)

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Niigata

But public opinion in the area around the plant is deeply divided: Around 60 percent of residents oppose the restart, while 37 percent support it, according to a survey conducted by Niigata prefecture in September.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

In December, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Niigata prefectural assembly where Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is located, voicing safety concerns.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

Niigata prefecture is a coastal idyll of steep mountains and lush rice paddies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

Published in Nature Communications, the research was led by teams at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Brain Research Institute at Niigata University in Japan.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024

Mama’s father came from a family of stonecutters around Niigata, on the inner coast of northern Japan.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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