Futaba [town] - Futaba

Japanese: 双葉[町] - ふたば

A town in Futaba County, central Hamadori, eastern Fukushima Prefecture. The town is centered on the old post stations of Shinzan and Nagatsuka on the Rikuzenhama Kaido, and is served by the Joban Line. It produces rice, eggs, beef cattle, and flowers (oysters). The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company straddles Okuma Town (currently out of power generation due to a radioactive material leak accident in March 2011). The town sustained damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. 51.42 ^km2 . 6,932 people (2010).

Futaba [town] [Futaba]

A former town in Kitakoma District, central Yamanashi Prefecture. It occupies the northwestern part of the Kofu Basin and the southern slopes of Mt. Kayagatake, and is served by the Chuo Line. Grapes are cultivated, wine is brewed, and persimmons are also grown. In September 2004, it merged with Ryuo Town and Shikishima Town in Nakakoma District to form Kai City. Area: ^{18.86 km2} . Population: 13,297 (2003).

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Japanese:

福島県東部，浜通り中央部の双葉郡の町。中心は陸前浜街道の旧宿駅新山(しんざん)と長塚で，常磐線が通じる。米，鶏卵，肉牛，花卉(かき)などを産する。大熊町にまたがり東京電力福島第一原子力発電所がある（2011年３月の放射性物質漏えい事故により，発電機能停止中）。東日本大震災で，町内において被害が発生。51.42km²。6932人（2010）。