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Fu·ku·shi·ma

(fo͞o′kə-shē′mə, -ko͞o-shē′mä)
A city of north-central Honshu, Japan, north-northeast of Tokyo. It is a trade and transportation center.
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Fukushima

(ˌfuːkuːˈʃiːmə)
n
(Placename) a city in Japan, in N Honshu: noted for production of silk; site of a serious nuclear power station accident following an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Pop: 290 064 (2011 est)
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