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Yawata

American  
[yah-wah-tah] / ˈjɑ wɑˌtɑ /
Japanese Yahata

noun

  1. Kitakyushu


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Earlier this year, Kawata, who is mayor of Yawata City in Kyoto prefecture, was plunged into a national debate about whether elected officials should take time off for childbirth.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Tokyo's Yawata Iron & Steel Co. offered to purchase 5,000,000 tons of South African pig iron over a ten-year period.

From Time Magazine Archive

"There is plenty of room for American companies to take advantage of their strength in semiconductor design," says Keiske Yawata, chief executive of LSI Logic's branch in Japan.

From Time Magazine Archive

In notable response last week, Japan's two leading steel producers, Yawata and Fuji Iron & Steel, joined forces to become the Nippon Steel Corp.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yoshihiro Inayama, president of Yawata Iron & Steel Co., reported a taxable income of $75,000, part of it from his stockholdings in the firm.

From Time Magazine Archive

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