Sasebo
| Seaport and naval base on the west coast of Kyushu island, Japan; population (2005) 258,300. Sasebo has a deep water harbour, and has been a naval base since 1886. It was destroyed in World War II, but was reconstructed as a shipbuilding centre during the Korean War (1950–53). There are metallurgical industries. |
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