Sentence examples for prefecture comes from inspiring English sources

Kennedy's first trip to Japan's southernmost prefecture comes as Tokyo seeks guarantees of Washington's support over its long-running dispute with China over ownership of the Senkaku islands, in the East China Sea.

The evacuation, ordered almost simultaneously by the mayor of Miyake, and by the governor of Tokyo prefecture, comes after almost half of the island's 3,850 inhabitants had quietly left the island to escape what has become near-constant volcanic activity.

Nearly two thirds of the Japanese sake consumed in Chiba Prefecture came from outside the prefecture (Chiba Prefecture Brewing Association 1970a, b).

The Law Regarding the National Flag and Anthem does not specify on how the flag should be used, but different prefectures came up with their own regulations to use the Hinomaru and other prefectural flags.

"More than 60% of those who come to the sous-prefecture come for land dispute issues," he said, "for example, saying someone else has sold their land or with a dispute over their boundaries.

In addition, the governor of Saga Prefecture has come under fire at their prefectural assembly for his willingness to see the restart of two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power station.

He taught at Tsukuba University in Ibaraki prefecture before coming to Tokyo.

There is much variation among prefectures when it comes to the organisation and practices of the political and socioeconomic institutions.

Onodera, who is from Fujisawa in the Iwate prefecture of Japan, came to the U.S. at age 21 (he is now 51).

Mr. Kadoi's wife, Makiko, comes from the city of Kesennuma, in the Miyagi prefecture.

When it comes to soba (slippery, often cold, buckwheat noodles) almost every prefecture in northern Honshu claims to be its authoritative home.