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Otaru

American  
[aw-tah-roo] / ˈɔ tɑˌru /

noun

  1. a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.


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The Suiso Frontier, the ship Granholm toured Friday as it was docked in the port of Otaru, is the world’s only liquefied hydrogen marine carrier.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023

In the north, the 184-passenger Hanseatic from Hapag Lloyd will ship out for coastal Siberia in May on a 17-day trip from Shanghai to Otaru, Japan.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2014

Miyoshi's rehearsals began in the green hill town of Otaru, on the big northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, high above Otaru Bay.

From Time Magazine Archive

After V-J day, when American ships appeared in Otaru Bay, things began to look up again.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ethel Calvert was the daughter of an American grain merchant who represented the interests of the North American Grain Exporters Association at the seaport of Otaru, in Hokaidi, the North Island of Japan.

From In the Clutch of the War-God by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

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