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Naha (nä`hä), city (1990 pop. 304,836), on Okinawa Okinawa (ō'kĭnä`wä), island (1990 pop. ..... Click the link for more information. island, in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. A port on the southwest coast, it is also the chief manufacturing center of the island. In 1853, Commodore Perry chose Naha as his first base for the penetration of Japan. The city was virtually destroyed during World War II. In 1945 it became the headquarters of the U.S. military governor of the Ryukyus, and when the island was returned to Japan in 1972, it became the capital of Okinawa prefecture. The name is also spelled Nafa and Nawa. Naha a port in S Japan, on the SW coast of Okinawa Island: chief city of the Ryukyu Islands. Pop.: 303 146 (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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From November 7, 2006 JAL will code share on Galaxy's flights between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Kitakyushu Airport in northern Kyushu and between Haneda and Naha, Okinawa. Competitors get their first look at the rope to be used at the Naha Giant Tug-of-War competition, at the port of Naha, Okinawa, Japan. According to data from the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, with Tokyo pegged to 100, the consumer price index in Naha, Okinawa, was 88. |
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