He was born in Yamagata prefecture, north of Tokyo.

他出生于东京以北的山形县。

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Yamagata, 57, let out a yelp as she hurried out into the street.

57岁的千惠子大叫了一声，匆忙奔到街上。

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Just down the street, Chieko Yamagata rushed into her family-owned pharmacy to collect some medicine.

同一条街上，山行千惠子冲进她家开的药店找一些药带走。

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Elpida Memory said its semiconductor assembly facility in Yamagata has been damaged and that it also is having power issues.

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One great journey is to the hills outside of Yonezawa, in Yamagata prefecture, four hours north of Tokyo by train.

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Food production in the most contaminated regions, the researchers write, is likely to be "severely impaired", and that Fukishima's neighbouring regions, such as, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata, Niigata, Tochigi, Ibaraki, and Chiba are likely to also be affected.

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