Japan's southernmost prefecture/county/province

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Angliholic

#475155 Sun, 10 Feb 08 09:14 AM

Okinawa, once the Ryukyu Kingdom, is Japan's southernmost prefecture. It has a long history and a unique culture that is quite different from the rest of Japan.

Hi,

Does "prefecture" in the above equal "county" or "province" to you? Thanks.

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Mister Micawber

#475218 Sun, 10 Feb 08 01:49 PM

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Prefecture is the word accepted by English writers for Japanese 'ken / to / do / fu'. For Americans, it is closer to 'state' and for Canadians it is similar to 'province'; I imagine that Brits will equate it with 'county'. South Korea is divided into nine do (provinces).
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Angliholic

#475272 Sun, 10 Feb 08 03:27 PM

Thanks, Mister.
Got it.

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