Johor Bahru (English spelling)

Japanese: ジョホール･バール（英語表記）Johor Baharu

Located at the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula, Johor is the fourth largest city in Malaysia. It is the capital of Johor state and is also spelled Johor Bahru. With a population of 328,000 (1991), half are Malays, making Johor Bahru a low percentage of Chinese residents (about 40%) for a city in the country. It is connected to Singapore on the opposite bank of the Johor Strait by a causeway. It has strong economic ties with Singapore and is a commercial and industrial center with a rapidly growing population. However, in order to avoid excessive economic dependence on its neighboring country, the Malaysian government has built a new airport and trading port on the outskirts of the city, and is making the city a major industrial development base for the country.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

マレー半島最南端にあるマレーシア第4の都市。ジョホール州の州都。Johor Bahruとも綴る。人口32万8000(1991)で半数はマレー系が占め，この国の都市としては華人の比率が低い(約40％)。ジョホール水道を隔てて対岸のシンガポールとは土手道でつながる。シンガポールとの経済的結びつきが強く，人口増加が著しい商工業の中心地。しかしマレーシア政府は隣国への過度の経済依存を避けるため，市郊外に空港と貿易港を新設し，市を国内の主要産業開発拠点としている。

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