Yokohama

American  

[yoh-kuh-hah-muh, yaw-kaw-hah-mah] / ˌjoʊ kəˈhɑ mə, ˈjɔ kɔˈhɑ mɑ /

noun

1. a seaport on SE Honshu, in central Japan, on Tokyo Bay: destructive earthquake 1923.

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Yokohama British  

/ ˌjəʊkəʊˈhɑːmə /

noun

1. a port in central Japan, on SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay: a major port and the country's second largest city situated in the largest and most populous industrial region of Japan. Pop: 3 433 612 (2002 est)

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Yokohama

Researchers at Yokohama National University in Japan have identified a previously unknown species of marine fungus capable of killing harmful algae that form toxic blooms.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

And Yokohama ably depicts a privileged young man who rightly views his good fortune as both blessing and curse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

A native of Yokohama, she grew up in Japan and the U.S. and graduated from Princeton University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

The factory in Mishima is run by Yokohama Rubber Co., whose business includes manufacturing tyres for trucks and buses, according to its corporate website.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

Seaports were his heart’s delight—crowded, clanging, ship-clogged, sewage-scented cities, like Yokohama, where as an American Army private he’d spent a summer during the Korean War.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote