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Hitachi (hētä`chē), city (1990 pop. 202,141), Ibaraki prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Kashima Sea. The city is a leading producer of Japan's electrical equipment. It is also the site of one of Japan's largest copper mines, and of the largest commercial port in the prefecture. A nuclear fuel plant in Tokaimura, 15 mi (24 km) southwest of Hitachi, was the site of an accident involving an uncontrolled chain reaction in 1999.
Hitachi a city in Japan, in E Honshu: a centre of the electronics industry. Pop.: 193 080 (2002 est.) Hitachi a city in Japan, in the eastern part of Honshu, in Iba- raki Prefecture. Population, 203,400 (1974). Hitachi is the center of a copper-mining region that provides more than 40 percent of Japan’s total copper ore. Sulfuric acid plants and the Hitachi Copper-Smelting Plant are located in the city. Other industry includes machine building and the manufacture of machine tools and electrical equipment. 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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