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Sendai

American  
[sen-dahy] / ˈsɛnˈdaɪ /

noun

  1. a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.


Sendai British  
/ sɛnˈdaɪ /

noun

  1. a city in central Japan, on NE Honshu: university (1907). Pop: 986 713 (2002 est)

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Researchers in the northeastern city of Sendai have been exploring ways to harness solar power to keep the temperature inside strawberry greenhouses warm.

From New York Times

At an elementary school in Sendai, north of Fukushima, participants released hundreds of colorful balloons in memory of the lives lost.

From Seattle Times

In Sendai, northern Japan, officials are conducting an internal probe following allegations that children had to strip into their underwear during meal time so they don’t dirty their clothes.

From Seattle Times

SENDAI, Japan — Kotaro Isaka, one of Japan’s most popular crime thriller writers, is a self-described homebody.

From New York Times

He rarely leaves Sendai, the city in northeast Japan where he lives, and many of his books are set there.

From New York Times