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O•mi•ya

(ˈɔ miˌyɑ)

n.
a city on E Honshu, in Japan, NW of Tokyo. 404,000.
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Noun1.Omiya - a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo
Hondo, Honshu - the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland
Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
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OMIYA, Japan - The man suspected of killing 34 people in an arson attack in Japan lived alone, hundreds of kilometers from the torched Kyoto Animation studio, where he played video games non-stop and had "terrified" his neighbor just days earlier.
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A special purpose company established by Pacifica completed the acquisition yesterday of the 47,239 m2 site in Hitachi Omiya City from Ibaragi Prefecture.
"We started the season very well, but we still have a long way to go, so we are going to concentrate on our next game and prepare for it." Unbeaten Yokohama have 18 points from six straight wins and lie above Omiya Ardija on 14 points and Urawa Red Diamonds on 13 points, followed by Nagoya Grampus and Kashima Antlers on 11 points each.
Today's Conference opened with an address by MHI President and CEO Hideaki Omiya on the company's business strategies.
THE president of Japanese club Omiya Ardija has quit after inflating their attendances over the past four years.
Just three players ply their trade outside North Korea, a secretive communist state which has tight controls on information - An Yong-hak and Jong Tae-se, who play in Japan for Omiya Ardija and Kawasaki Frontale, respectively, and Hong Yong-jo, who plays for FK Rostov in Russia.
Carlyle Asian real estate investments include: Century Tower in Seoul, Pacific Tower in Seoul, Omiya Center Building in Saitama City, Japan and Diamond Warehouses outside Tokyo, Japan).
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Votes against merging with Saitama City, which became Japan's latest metropolis in May with the amalgamation of the cities of Urawa, Omiya and Yono, outnumbered votes in favor, with the voter turnout at 64.48%, according to early returns.