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

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Examples

  • It already announced the closure of another plant in Kanagawa prefecture near Tokyo in March 2011, bringing the total number of its domestic plants to nine.

    Smokers' Rush Powers JT's Results Hiroyuki Kachi 2010

  • The pictured image, "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa", is perhaps THE best-known Japanese print and was a significant influence on many of Europe's great artists of the late 19th century.

    9 Smashing Trivia Bits on Japan's Mount Fuji 2008

  • The pictured image, "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa", is perhaps THE best-known Japanese print and was a significant influence on many of Europe's great artists of the late 19th century.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • "We want to make it a success in Kanagawa prefecture and spread the technology nationwide and around the world," Nissan senior vice president Minoru Shinohara told a news conference.

    Nissan Tests ‘Intelligent Transportation’ System | Impact Lab 2006

  • The test will start on October 1 on public roads in Kanagawa, a prefecture just south of Tokyo, with the number-two Japanese carmaker hoping to commercialize the system in 2010.

    Nissan Tests ‘Intelligent Transportation’ System | Impact Lab 2006

  • The test will start on 1 October 2006 on public roads in Kanagawa, a prefecture just south of Tokyo, with the carmaker hoping to commercialise the system by 2010.

    Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Passing cars 2006

  • Mr. Kanagawa is considered the leader of the community.

    Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata: Questions 2004

  • The new party may field candidates for the election, not just in the Tokyo constituency but also in electoral districts in other urban areas, such as Kanagawa, Saitama and Osaka prefectures, Yosano said on a TV Tokyo program earlier Saturday.

    Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion 2010

  • The new party may field candidates for the election, not just in the Tokyo constituency but also in electoral districts in other urban areas, such as Kanagawa, Saitama and Osaka prefectures, Yosano said on a TV Tokyo program earlier Saturday.

    Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion 2010

  • What I do like are the hunting badges issued in some countries (my icon, for instance, is a cloisonne hunting badge from the Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan from 1958).

    Tagging yourself? 2009

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