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| | Yamanashi -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
 | | It is bordered by the ken (prefectures) of Saitama (north), Chiba (east), Yamanashi (west), and Kanagawa (southwest) and by Tokyo Bay (southeast). |
 | | March 28, 1996, Yamanashi), served in three Cabinet posts and as deputy prime minister (1986-87), but his real power was exercised behind the scenes, where he was the kingmaker who handpicked at least four prime ministers. |
 | | chiho (region), central Honshu, Japan, embracing the ken (prefectures) of Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, and Aichi. |
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