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Sapporo

American  
[suh-pawr-oh, -pohr-oh, sah-paw-raw] / səˈpɔr oʊ, -ˈpoʊr oʊ, ˈsɑ pɔˌrɔ /

noun

  1. a city on W Hokkaido, in N Japan.


Sapporo British  
/ ˈsɑːpəʊˌrəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in N Japan, on W Hokkaido: commercial centre; university (1918). Pop: 1 822 992 (2002 est)

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Filippov finished 1.52sec off Cardona Coll, who won in 2min 34.03sec for Spain's first Winter Olympic gold since the 1972 Games in Sapporo, Japan.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The transaction has an enterprise value of 477 billion yen, equivalent to $3.05 billion, including debt, Sapporo Holdings said in a separate disclosure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Watch as the referee struggles to produce his yellow card when trying to book a player in the Japanese J-League match between Shonan Bellmare and Consadole Sapporo.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

Japanese brewer Sapporo then purchased Anchor Brewing in 2017.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

Four or five times as many students as can be admitted offer themselves at Sapporo.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson