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Shimoda (shĭmō`dä), town (1990 pop. 30,081), Shizuoka prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, at the south extremity of Izu peninsula, on Shimoda Bay. It is an important port for the peninsula. The first U.S. consulate, under Townsend Harris, was opened at Shimoda in 1856. The Gyokusenji Temple, where Harris resided (1856–57), is now a memorial. |
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amp;ldquo;There’s a growing concern that markets for corn ethanol may have been overblown short-term,” Shimoda says. That will be followed by Sano Shimoda addressing "The Final Frontier--Where Are We Headed? Both earthquakes generated tsunamis, the first of which severely damaged the Russian warship Diana, which had sailed into Shimoda (near Yokohama) to negotiate a treaty. |
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