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Wakayama

American  
[wah-kah-yah-mah] / ˈwɑ kɑˈjɑ mɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport on S Honshu, in S Japan.


Wakayama British  
/ ˌwækəˈjɑːmə /

noun

  1. an industrial city in S Japan, on S Honshu. Pop: 391 008 (2002 est)

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“It’s not working,” Noboru Yoshida, a professor of systems engineering at Wakayama University, said of Japan’s current trash management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Authorities later downgraded the tsunami warning to advisory for many areas, spanning from the north of Tokyo down to Wakayama in the south-west.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

In a statement to The Times, Carter’s attorneys Liane Wakayama and Dale Hayes Jr. rejected the allegations in “Fallen Idols,” for which Carter reportedly declined to be interviewed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

The 60-foot-long rocket weighs 23 tons and was launched from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Japan’s main island, according to the company’s website.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Twenty-four men, he wrote in a news article, had been named by Larry Phillips to the civilian defense auxiliary fire force, including George Tachibana, Fred Yasui, and Edward Wakayama.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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