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Fukushima is written as福島 in Japanese.福 (fuku) means 'good fortune', while 島 (shima) means 'island'. To say 'Fukushima Prefecture', you simply add 県 (ken) on the end to make福島県 (fukushima-ken).

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It means Island of Good Luck.

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