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On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:14:02 -0700, Rich Grise
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Ignoramus19837 wrote:

Just a nitpick, but the transliteration from the Japanese
is "Fu-ku-shi-ma."

"Fuk-u-shima" tempts me to say, "Same to you, shima!"

Hope This Helps!
Rich

I worked for a Japanese company. My direct supervisor's last name was
"Shima". I prefer Fuk-U-Shima.
Dave

I used to visit one of our company's factories in Fukui. I really had to
watch my mouth with that one...

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Ed Huntress