Weihaiwei (English spelling)

Japanese: 威海衛 - いかいえい（英語表記）Wēihǎiwèi

A port city on the northern coast of the Shandong Peninsula in China. Its current name is Weihai.
During the Ming Dynasty, it became a base for defense against Japanese pirates, and in the late Qing Dynasty, under the guidance of German advisors, it developed into a base for the Beiyang Navy. It was occupied during the First Sino-Japanese War, but in 1898, Britain leased it to China for 25 years in opposition to Russia's lease of Port Arthur and Dalian. It was returned to China in 1921 as a result of the Washington Conference.

Source: Obunsha World History Dictionary, Third Edition About Obunsha World History Dictionary, Third Edition

Japanese:

中国，山東半島北岸の港湾都市。現在の名称は威海 (ウエイハイ)
明代に倭寇 (わこう) 防衛の根拠地となり，清末期，ドイツ人顧問の指導で北洋海軍の基地として発展。日清戦争で占領されたが，1898年イギリスはロシアの旅順・大連租借に対抗してこの地を25年間租借。1921年ワシントン会議の結果，中国に返還された。

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