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  • proper noun a prefecture in Japan, its capital is Kōfu.

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Examples

  • "We're going back to Yamanashi tomorrow and we're just giving these away to people who need them now," he said.

    In harbor town, Japan begins to control chaos 2011

  • "Amid the integration of international financial markets, Japanese stock prices could follow any falls overseas, and the yen—which is considered to be relatively safe—could also rise further against the U.S. dollar or emerging and commodity-exporting nations' currencies," Mr. Shirai told business leaders in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.

    BOJ's Shirai Concerned Over Euro Crisis Impact on Japan Megumi Fujikawa 2011

  • The goal, said Imasa Watanabe of the Yamanashi Prefectural Government is to track the people who walk into the forest.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • The two other plants where operations are suspended are the Takasaki plant in Gunma Prefecture and the Kofu plant in Yamanashi Prefecture, which together account for about 15% of the company's early-stage chip production capacity.

    Chip Maker Runs at Half Speed Juro Osawa 2011

  • Two of the five plants—the Takasaki plant in Gunma prefecture and the Kofu plant in Yamanashi prefecture—resumed operations last week and are currently running at full capacity.

    Renesas Looks to Bring Two Factories Back Online Juro Osawa 2011

  • There they ran into a team of firefighters from Yamanashi Prefecture, 350 miles to the north.

    In harbor town, Japan begins to control chaos 2011

  • Jp. this amazing looking residence is called House C-2 Yamanashi and is located in Japan.

    T-House by Den Nen Architecture 2010

  • The author, Robert Bautista is an undergraduate student of science and international studies at the University of Technology, Sydney and has been sent to study at Yamanashi in central Japan for a year, to conduct a cultural immersion and research programme.

    Archive 2009-02-01 2009

  • On another interesting note, most have taken place around the Yamanashi prefecture.

    Trend In Suicides Gives Japan A New Feel Of Notoriety 2008

  • I was a civil servant in the Yamanashi government [a prefecture west of Tokyo] for 11 years.

    How Sanrio Leader 2007

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