Yokkaichi, city and port in Japan, in Mie Prefecture, on southern Honshu Island and Ise Bay, near the city of Nagoya. Yokkaichi is an important commercial and manufacturing center with a large petrochemical complex. Other manufactures include cotton goods, a porcelain product called banko ware, cement, plate glass, processed tea, paper, and silk. Raw materials are the chief imports; the chief exports are porcelain and refined oil. Population (1999) 286,246.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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