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Chiba (chē`bä), city (1990 pop. 829,455), capital of Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. It is a manufacturing center noted for the production of steel, textiles, paper products, and plastics. It was the residence of the Chiba daimyo from the 12th to the 16th cent. The city retains an 8th-century Buddhist temple. Chiba prefecture (1990 pop. 5,555,467), 1,954 sq mi (5,061 sq km), is a resort area and fertile agricultural region, producing rice and vegetables. It also has offshore fisheries, and industries that produce chemicals, iron, steel, and petroleum products. Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples are popular attractions in S Chiba. Chiba, the port of Choshi, and Funabashi are the major cities. Chiba an industrial city in central Japan, in SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay. Pop.: 880 164 (2002 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tokyo, has resumed full-scale production of syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) resin at its 11-million-lb/yr Chiba plant in Japan. RecipeWizard EX will be available from February of next year and will be displayed at the SEMICON Japan 2006 from December 6-8 at Makuharimesse in Chiba. Office to be closed Office into which closed Scheduled consolidation office will be consolidated date Ichihara Chiba July 15 Kimitsu Chiba " Tokorozawa Tachikawa " Kasukabe Saitama " Setagaya Ichikawa " Fujisawa Yokohama " Tsuchiura Hitachinaka " (Note) The total number of offices in the HS Division after consolidation will be 108. |
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