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Marugame| Seaport and industrial city in Kagawa prefecture, on Shikoku island, Japan, 140 km/87 mi southwest of Kobe; population (1995 est) 78,100. The main industries include the manufacture of ships, salt, cotton textiles, and chemicals. Since the 1980s, salt production and the use of salt as a raw material in the chemical industry have been boosted by progressive reclamation from the sea of large salt fields. |
| Marugame developed around a castle (1597), the ruins of which remain, and prospered as the landing-point for pilgrims en route to the Kotohika shrine. Traditional folding fans, uchiwa, were manufactured in Marugame and were bought by the pilgrims as souvenirs or presents. |
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No references found | In handing down the ruling on 71-year-old Yoshikazu Fujimura, Judge Yoshimasa Tsujii at the Takamatsu District Court's Marugame branch said, ''The defendant damaged public trust in the quality of school lunches and deepened people's concern about the safety of food in general. Tokyo, Japan, July 4, 2006 - (JCN) - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, or 'K Line', launched an 88,000 DWT coal carrier, the JP GUNJO, at the Marugame Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding Co. His buildings include the Shiseido Art Museum (1980), the Ken Domon Museum of Photography (1983); the Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art (1991); and the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures, Tokyo National Museum (1999). |
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