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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 | TAKAMATSU, Japan, July 8 Kyodo (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 4TH GRAF) A meat packer was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for four years, on Tuesday for selling falsely labeled meat for use in public school lunches in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, and defrauding a local authority of the relevant expenses. TAKAMATSU, Japan, March 18 Kyodo A meat packer was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of delivering Australian beef which was falsely labeled as a domestic product for school lunches in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, and defrauding the municipal government of the expense, police said. 3 nabbed for allegedly disguising Australian beef as Japanese TAKAMATSU, Japan - Three men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of falsely labeling Australian beef as Japanese and delivering it to elementary schools in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, for school lunches last year, police said. |
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