Shimonoseki

American  

[shim-uh-nuh-say-kee, shee-maw-naw-se-kee] / ˌʃɪm ə nəˈseɪ ki, ˈʃi mɔ nɔˈsɛ ki /

noun

1. a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: treaty ending Sino-Japanese War signed 1895.

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Shimonoseki British  

/ ˌʃɪmənəʊˈsɛkɪ /

noun

1. a port in SW Japan, on SW Honshu: scene of the peace treaty (1895) ending the Sino-Japanese War; a heavy industrial centre. Pop: 246 924 (2002 est)

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Shimonoseki

In a photo posted by the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, the sunfish is seen swimming in front of photos of human faces attached to a row of uniforms.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025

Takata held the news conference after delivering a speech to business leaders in the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture.

From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2023

Humiliated, China signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895, which recognized Korea’s independence and conceded to Japan territory on the Liaodong Peninsula in Manchuria as well as Taiwan and the Penghu Islands.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

In 1895, the Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the first Sino-Japanese War.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2021

He had placed men-of-war as guards and had erected batteries within his territory on the shores of the Shimonoseki straits through which ships usually passed on their way to and from the western ports.

From Japan by David Murray

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