Okayama
Americannoun
noun
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"Nagi Notes", starring Takako Matsu and Shizuka Ishibashi, explores the overlapping lives of a cast of characters in rural Okayama Prefecture, each lonely in their own way.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
She is prepared to take a plane to Okayama, Japan, where they live and where she was born, at a moment’s notice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
The only blemish on Takeda's scorecard was a double-bogey seven at the ninth, with four birdies on the back nine putting her alongside Okayama at the top of the leaderboard.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025
Researchers from Okayama University have discovered that short-chain fatty acids produced by intestinal bacteria regulate a crucial step in this process, the extension of dendritic "arms."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023
Some of the "Kobe beef" comes from the prefectures of Hiroshima and Okayama.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson
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