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Kumamoto (k  mä`mōtō), city (1990 pop. 579,306), capital of Kumamoto prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. It was an important castle town in the 17th cent.; one of its castles (built 1651) still stands. There are also several shrines in the city. Kumamoto prefecture (1990 pop. 1,840,383), 2,872 sq mi (7,438 sq km), is noted for the Aso-san volcanic peaks and for its many islands. With a predominantly agricultural economy, Kumamoto has such crops as rice, silk, and tobacco. Forestry and fishing are also important, along with such industries as textiles, processed foods, chemicals, and paper. |
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Puck will be serving 1,200 pounds of lobster, 25 Thai snappers, 100 dozen kumamoto oysters, 100 pounds of black farm-raised mussels, 150 pounds of little neck fair-raised clams, 300 pounds of jumbo shrimp and 25whole wild-striped bass. In order to further advance our technologies and know-how in the production of motorcycles of all sizes and to strengthen our system to evolve such technologies and know-how to other Honda plants around the world, Honda will concentrate all domestic motorcycle production to Kumamoto Factory with a target schedule by the end of 2009. The NARKN has also pushed hard on this issue, winning a court decision in February 2006 forcing Kumamoto City to rescind the tax status of local Chosen Soren facilities. |
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