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KitakyushuIndustrial port city in Fukuoka prefecture, on the Hibiki Sea, north Kyushu island, Japan; population (2005) 993,500. Kitakyushu, which means ‘north Kyushu city’, was formed in 1963 by the amalgamation of Moji, Kokura, Tobata, Yawata, and Wakamatsu. Industries include food-processing and the manufacture of appliances, ceramics, and semiconductors. A tunnel, built in 1942, and a bridge link the port with Honshu. Moji was opened to foreign trade in 1887.
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