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Administration

Full name

х▓бх▒▒х╕В ┬╖ Okayama City

Official name

х▓бх▒▒х╕В ┬╖ Okayama City

JapaneseName

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Settlement type

Designated city

Country

Japan

Region

Ch┼лgoku

Prefecture

Okayama Prefecture

Government

Mayor

Shigeo Takaya

Geography

Total Area

304.9 sq mi (789.88 km2)

Demography

Total Population

705224 (August 2010)

Other information

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

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Radiation fears put aside for trip Students put aside radiation fear for 'trip ... - Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nz--The four International Pacific College students took off yesterday to complete a scholarship in rugby and international sports studies at International Pacific University in -Okayama-, south-western Japan. The devastating earthquake and tsuna - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:02:23 GMT+00:00
Japan's oil, LNG demand set to rise in summer - Oil & Gas Journal Oil & Gas Journal--Meanwhile, undamaged refineries, such as JX Nippon's Mizushima facility in -Okayama- Prefecture and Cosmo Oil Co.'s Yokkaichi refinery in Mie Prefecture, are expanding capacity, bringing Japan's total potential output - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:34:20 GMT+00:00
Earlham seeks donations for Japan relief - Palladium-Item (blog) Palladium-Item (blog)--The temple was in -Okayama- Prefecture, so far from the epicenter that she did not feel the earthquake. As part of the strict training, she was not allowed to speak to or even make eye contact with other people at the temple. Of cou - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:19:34 GMT+00:00
Jetsetting with ... Masatoshi Sugita - TODAYonline TODAYonline--We climbed near our hometown of -Okayama-. My father is now 57 years old and still climbs with me!" And yes, he's had his fair share of knocks. "I have dislocated my shoulder but that's normal for a climber,&qu - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:01:59 GMT+00:00
Around the World 03/25 - Day Ed - Arirang News Arirang News--The owner of Ishiharu Udon noodle store is from -Okayama- Prefacture which isn't affected by the recent disasters. He saw how things are in the badly hit regions through TV and decided to move his noodle operation to Otsushi in Northern - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:38:03 GMT+00:00
Doctors head to quake-hit areas to aid exhausted medics - Asahi Shimbun Asahi Shimbun--In Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, a 31-year-old doctor from -Okayama-, Chiaki Matsui, was making the rounds of three shelters. A member of the -Okayama--based Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA), an international medical aid group, M - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:05:43 GMT+00:00
Around the World 03/25 - Morn Ed - Arirang News Arirang News--The owner of Ishiharu Udon noodle store is from -Okayama- Prefacture which isn't affected by the recent disasters. He saw how bad things in the badly hit regions are through TV and decided to move his noodle operation to Otsushi in Nort - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:16:00 GMT+00:00
Tsunami in Japan hits close to home - WSU Guardian WSU Guardian--Rachel Martin, who taught English as a second language, was teaching at -Okayama- University for six months. She left Japan to come home just a few hours before the tsunami hit. Martin was still shook up by it last week. тАЬI left on March 1 - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:22:45 GMT+00:00
METSO CORP. : to help earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan - 4-traders (press release) 4-traders (press release)--Metso has a total of 116 employees working at five sites in Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, -Okayama- and Kitakami. Based on the information we have, no Metso employees were injured in the earthquake or tsunami, but some of the s - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:37:58 GMT+00:00
Cargill Adds to Japan Relief Efforts With $250000 Donation to Second Harvest Japan - PR Newswire (press release) PR Newswire (press release)--Today, the company employs more than 350 employees in Tokyo, -Okayama-, Kobe, Fukuoka, Chiba and Kashima. Cargill serves a broad array of customers, including food and beverage manufacturers, food service companies, supermarke - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:01:45 GMT+00:00

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Radiation fears put aside for trip Students put aside radiation fear for 'trip ... - Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz--The four International Pacific College students took off yesterday to complete a scholarship in rugby and international sports studies at International Pacific University in -Okayama-, south-western Japan. The devastating earthquake and tsuna - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:02:23 GMT+00:00

Japan's oil, LNG demand set to rise in summer - Oil & Gas Journal

Oil & Gas Journal--Meanwhile, undamaged refineries, such as JX Nippon's Mizushima facility in -Okayama- Prefecture and Cosmo Oil Co.'s Yokkaichi refinery in Mie Prefecture, are expanding capacity, bringing Japan's total potential output - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:34:20 GMT+00:00

Earlham seeks donations for Japan relief - Palladium-Item (blog)

Palladium-Item (blog)--The temple was in -Okayama- Prefecture, so far from the epicenter that she did not feel the earthquake. As part of the strict training, she was not allowed to speak to or even make eye contact with other people at the temple. Of cou - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:19:34 GMT+00:00

Jetsetting with ... Masatoshi Sugita - TODAYonline

TODAYonline--We climbed near our hometown of -Okayama-. My father is now 57 years old and still climbs with me!" And yes, he's had his fair share of knocks. "I have dislocated my shoulder but that's normal for a climber,&qu - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:01:59 GMT+00:00

Around the World 03/25 - Day Ed - Arirang News

Arirang News--The owner of Ishiharu Udon noodle store is from -Okayama- Prefacture which isn't affected by the recent disasters. He saw how things are in the badly hit regions through TV and decided to move his noodle operation to Otsushi in Northern - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:38:03 GMT+00:00

Doctors head to quake-hit areas to aid exhausted medics - Asahi Shimbun

Asahi Shimbun--In Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, a 31-year-old doctor from -Okayama-, Chiaki Matsui, was making the rounds of three shelters. A member of the -Okayama--based Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA), an international medical aid group, M - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:05:43 GMT+00:00

Around the World 03/25 - Morn Ed - Arirang News

Arirang News--The owner of Ishiharu Udon noodle store is from -Okayama- Prefacture which isn't affected by the recent disasters. He saw how bad things in the badly hit regions are through TV and decided to move his noodle operation to Otsushi in Nort - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:16:00 GMT+00:00

Tsunami in Japan hits close to home - WSU Guardian

WSU Guardian--Rachel Martin, who taught English as a second language, was teaching at -Okayama- University for six months. She left Japan to come home just a few hours before the tsunami hit. Martin was still shook up by it last week. тАЬI left on March 1 - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:22:45 GMT+00:00

METSO CORP. : to help earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan - 4-traders (press release)

4-traders (press release)--Metso has a total of 116 employees working at five sites in Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, -Okayama- and Kitakami. Based on the information we have, no Metso employees were injured in the earthquake or tsunami, but some of the s - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:37:58 GMT+00:00

Cargill Adds to Japan Relief Efforts With $250000 Donation to Second Harvest Japan - PR Newswire (press release)

PR Newswire (press release)--Today, the company employs more than 350 employees in Tokyo, -Okayama-, Kobe, Fukuoka, Chiba and Kashima. Cargill serves a broad array of customers, including food and beverage manufacturers, food service companies, supermarke - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:01:45 GMT+00:00

Since World War II :
Ward	Population	Area (km2)	Density (per km2)	Map
Kita-ku (administrative center)	295,312	451.03	655
Naka-ku	138,949	51.24	2,711
Higashi-ku	96,718	160.28	603
Minami-ku	165,193	127.36	1,297
Population as of October 1, 2005

Since World War II :

Ward

Population

Area (km2)

Density
(per km2)

Map

Kita-ku
(administrative center)

295,312

451.03

655

Naka-ku

138,949

51.24

2,711

Higashi-ku

96,718

160.28

603

Minami-ku

165,193

127.36

1,297

Population as of October 1, 2005

Media :
Channel ID	Name	Network	Established year	Call sign
1	NHK General TV Okayama	NHK General TV	1957	JOKK-(D)TV
2	NHK Educational TV Okayama	NHK Educational TV	1963	JOKB-(D)TV
4	Nishinippon Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.(RNC)	NNN	1958	JOKF-(D)TV
5	Setonaikai Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.(KSB)	ANN	1969	JOVH-(D)TV
6	Sanyo Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.(RSK)	JNN	1958	JOYR-(D)TV
7	TV Setouchi Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.(TSC)	TXN	1985	JOPH-(D)TV
8	Okayama Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.(OHK)	FNN	1969	JOOH-(D)TV

Media :

Channel ID

Name

Network

Established year

Call sign

NHK General TV Okayama

NHK General TV

1957

JOKK-(D)TV

NHK Educational TV Okayama

NHK Educational TV

1963

JOKB-(D)TV

Nishinippon Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.(RNC)

NNN

1958

JOKF-(D)TV

Setonaikai Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.(KSB)

ANN

1969

JOVH-(D)TV

Sanyo Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.(RSK)

JNN

1958

JOYR-(D)TV

TV Setouchi Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.(TSC)

TXN

1985

JOPH-(D)TV

Okayama Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.(OHK)

FNN

1969

JOOH-(D)TV

Media :
Channel	Name	Network	Established year	Call sign
AM 603 kHz	NHK Radio Daiichi Okayama	NHK Radio Daiichi	1931	JOKK
AM 1386 kHz	NHK Radio Daini Okayama	NHK Radio Daini	1946	JOKB
AM 1494 kHz	Sanyo Broadcasting Co,Ltd.Radio (RSK)	JRN, NRN	1958	JOYR
FM 88.7 MHz	NHK FM Okayama	NHK FM	1964	JOKK-FM
FM 76.8 MHz	FM Okayama	JFN	1999	JOVV-FM
FM 79.0 MHz	Radio MOMO (Okayama City FM)	J-WAVE	1997	JOZZ8AD-FM

Media :

Channel

Name

Network

Established year

Call sign

AM 603 kHz

NHK Radio Daiichi Okayama

NHK Radio Daiichi

1931

JOKK

AM 1386 kHz

NHK Radio Daini Okayama

NHK Radio Daini

1946

JOKB

AM 1494 kHz

Sanyo Broadcasting Co,Ltd.Radio (RSK)

JRN, NRN

1958

JOYR

FM 88.7 MHz

NHK FM Okayama

NHK FM

1964

JOKK-FM

FM 76.8 MHz

FM Okayama

JFN

1999

JOVV-FM

FM 79.0 MHz

Radio MOMO (Okayama City FM)

J-WAVE

1997

JOZZ8AD-FM

Sports :
scope="col"Club	scope="col"Sport	scope="col"League	scope="col"Venue	scope="col"Established
Fagiano Okayama FC	Football	J. League Division 2	Momotaro Stadium (Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Athletic Stadium)	2004
Okayama Seagulls	Volleyball	V.League	Momotaro Arena (Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Grounds Gym)	1999
Serio Standing Bears	American football	X-League	Momotaro Stadium (Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Athletic Stadium)	?
Citylight Okayama Baseball Team	Baseball	Semi-professional baseball		2008

Sports :

scope="col"Club

scope="col"Sport

scope="col"League

scope="col"Venue

scope="col"Established

Fagiano Okayama FC

Football

J. League Division 2

Momotaro Stadium (Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Athletic Stadium)

2004

Okayama Seagulls

Volleyball

V.League

Momotaro Arena (Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Grounds Gym)

1999

Serio Standing Bears

American football

X-League

Momotaro Stadium (Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Athletic Stadium)

Citylight Okayama Baseball Team

Baseball

Semi-professional baseball

2008


Tokyo Metropolis	Special wards of Tokyo (Adachi * Arakawa * Bunky┼Н * Chiyoda * Ch┼л┼Н * Edogawa * Itabashi * Katsushika * Kita * K┼Нt┼Н * Meguro * Minato * Nakano * Nerima * ┼Мta * Setagaya * Shibuya * Shinagawa * Shinjuku * Suginami * Sumida * Toshima * Tait┼Н)
Designated cities	Chiba * Fukuoka * Hamamatsu * Hiroshima * Kawasaki * Kitaky┼лsh┼л * Kobe * Kyoto * Nagoya * Niigata * Okayama * Osaka * Sagamihara * Saitama * Sakai * Sapporo * Sendai * Shizuoka * Yokohama
Core cities	Akita * Amagasaki * Aomori * Asahikawa * Fukuyama * Funabashi * Gifu * Hakodate * Higashi┼Нsaka * Himeji * Iwaki * Kagoshima * Kanazawa * Kashiwa * Kawagoe * K┼Нchi * K┼Нriyama * Kumamoto * Kurashiki * Kurume * Maebashi * Matsuyama * Miyazaki * Morioka * Nagano * Nagasaki * Nara * Nishinomiya * ┼Мita * Okazaki * ┼Мtsu * Shimonoseki * Takamatsu * Takatsuki * Toyama * Toyohashi * Toyota * Utsunomiya * Wakayama * Yokosuka
Special cities	Akashi * Atsugi * Chigasaki * Fuji * Fukui * Hachinohe * Hirakata * Hiratsuka * Ibaraki * Ichinomiya * Isesaki * J┼Нetsu * Kakogawa * Kasugai * Kasukabe * Kawaguchi * Kishiwada * K┼Нfu * Koshigaya * Kumagaya * Kure * Matsumoto * Mito * Nagaoka * Neyagawa * Numazu * Odawara * ┼Мta * Sasebo * S┼Нka * Suita * Takarazuka * Takasaki * Tokorozawa * Tottori * Toyonaka * Tsukuba * Yamagata * Yamato * Yao * Yokkaichi
Prefectural capitals (not included above)	Fukushima * Tsu * Naha * Saga * Matsue * Tokushima * Yamaguchi

Tokyo Metropolis

Special wards of Tokyo
(Adachi * Arakawa * Bunky┼Н * Chiyoda * Ch┼л┼Н * Edogawa * Itabashi * Katsushika * Kita * K┼Нt┼Н * Meguro * Minato * Nakano * Nerima * ┼Мta * Setagaya * Shibuya * Shinagawa * Shinjuku * Suginami * Sumida * Toshima * Tait┼Н)

Designated cities

Chiba * Fukuoka * Hamamatsu * Hiroshima * Kawasaki * Kitaky┼лsh┼л * Kobe * Kyoto * Nagoya * Niigata * Okayama * Osaka * Sagamihara * Saitama * Sakai * Sapporo * Sendai * Shizuoka * Yokohama

Core cities

Akita * Amagasaki * Aomori * Asahikawa * Fukuyama * Funabashi * Gifu * Hakodate * Higashi┼Нsaka * Himeji * Iwaki * Kagoshima * Kanazawa * Kashiwa * Kawagoe * K┼Нchi * K┼Нriyama * Kumamoto * Kurashiki * Kurume * Maebashi * Matsuyama * Miyazaki * Morioka * Nagano * Nagasaki * Nara * Nishinomiya * ┼Мita * Okazaki * ┼Мtsu * Shimonoseki * Takamatsu * Takatsuki * Toyama * Toyohashi * Toyota * Utsunomiya * Wakayama * Yokosuka

Special cities

Akashi * Atsugi * Chigasaki * Fuji * Fukui * Hachinohe * Hirakata * Hiratsuka * Ibaraki * Ichinomiya * Isesaki * J┼Нetsu * Kakogawa * Kasugai * Kasukabe * Kawaguchi * Kishiwada * K┼Нfu * Koshigaya * Kumagaya * Kure * Matsumoto * Mito * Nagaoka * Neyagawa * Numazu * Odawara * ┼Мta * Sasebo * S┼Нka * Suita * Takarazuka * Takasaki * Tokorozawa * Tottori * Toyonaka * Tsukuba * Yamagata * Yamato * Yao * Yokkaichi

Prefectural capitals
(not included above)

Fukushima * Tsu * Naha * Saga * Matsue * Tokushima * Yamaguchi

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