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	Osaka - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Osaka is known for bunraku (traditional puppet theatre) and kabuki theatre, and for manzai, a more contemporary form of stand-up comedy.
		Osaka International Airport in Itami and Toyonaka still houses most of the domestic service from the metropolitan region: its proximity to the Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto city centers outweighs its noise restrictions.
		Osaka is the nickname for the spacy, distant, Osaka native high schooler, "Ayumu Kasuga", from the manga/anime, Azumanga Daioh.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/o/s/a/Osaka.html (1181 words)

	Osaka Summary
		Osaka is the historical commercial capital of Japan and is still one of Japan's major industrial centers and ports, the heart of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area, which has a population of 18,644,000.
		Osaka was for a long time Japan's most important economic center with a large percentage of the population belonging to the merchant class (see Four divisions of society).
		Osaka is still a center of higher education in Japan, comparable to Kyoto or Tokyo's 23 special wards.
	www.bookrags.com /Osaka (2018 words)

	Neyagawa, Osaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Neyagawa (å¯å±å·å¸; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 246,905 and the density of 9,984.03 persons per kmÂ².
		Neyagawa entered a Sister City relationship with Newport News, Virginia in 1982, as well as with Oakville, Ontario in 1984.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Neyagawa (83 words)

	Osaka Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The symbol of Osaka Prefecture, called the sennari byÅtan or "thousand gourds," was originally the crest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the feudal lord of Osaka Castle.
		Until the reclamation of the Kansai International Airport island, Osaka was the smallest prefecture by area; it is now merely the second-smallest.
		Osaka is the only unlandlocked prefecture that does not have any natural islands.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Osaka-fu (202 words)

	Osaka information - Search.com
		Osaka is the historical commercial capital of Japan and is still one of Japan's major industrial centers and ports, the heart of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area, which has a population of 17,510,000.
		Besides the Osaka Municipal Subway system there is a network of both JR and private lines connecting the suburbs of the city, and Osaka to its neighbours.
		Osaka is also known for its food, as supported by the saying "Dress (in kimonos) till you drop in Kyoto, eat till you drop in Osaka" (京の着倒れ、大阪の食い倒れ).
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Osaka (1438 words)

	Oakville's Sister City - Neyagawa, Japan
		Back in 1984, officials in Neyagawa, Japan, were looking for cities to twin with when a former Oakville resident living in Japan suggested Oakville.
		Neyagawa is located about 20 kilometres north-west of the City of Osaka, about in the centre of a triangle formed by three of Japan's oldest cities - Kyoto, Nara and Osaka.
		Neyagawa was founded as a city in 1951 and grew to be a suburb of Osaka with many of its residents commuting to work in Osaka.
	www.oakville.ca /sistercity.htm (261 words)

	Osaka - Current News & Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		OSAKA â” Taxi operators in Osaka Prefecture, which have been drastically lowering their fares due to the sluggish economy, are now moving to hike them to...
		OSAKA - The wasted bodies of an 81-year-old woman, her younger sister and the sister's son were found in their apartment after they apparently starved to death...
		Osaka news from Sept 2004 to Dec 2004
	news.daylightonline.com /2005-02/Osaka.html (2962 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ibaraki, Osaka
		HigashiÅsaka (æ±å¤§é˜ªå¸‚; -shi, East Osaka) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
		Kaizuka (貝塚市, kaizuka-shi) is a Japanese city located on Osaka Bay, southwest of the prefectural capital of Osaka.
		Minō (箕面市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, about 15 km north of the city of Osaka.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ibaraki,-Osaka (602 words)

	Osaka (Japan) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Osaka is called water city in Japan because it has a lot of rivers and faces two seas which blue colour also represents.
		Osaka changed the background of the flag in April 1984.
		The flag of Neyagawa city was adopted 28 September 1984.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/jp-27.html (194 words)

	Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Pictures
		Neyagawa, city in south central Japan, on Honshu Island, in northern Osaka Prefecture.
		Neyagawa contains a branch temple of the Shingon sect of Buddhism (the main temple is in the city of Narita).
		The omamori from Neyagawa's temple are often hung in automobiles to guard against traffic accidents.
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Japan/Kinki_Region/Osaka_Prefecture/Neyagawa_city.html (219 words)

	Kita-Osaka Chamber of Commerce & Industory
		It is located in the northeast part of Osaka, in the left bank in Yodo River, and in the middle of Osaka City and Kyoto City.
		The Neyagawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry was founded, that spun off from the Hirakata Chamber of Commerce and Industry on June 16, 1951.
		Thus, when having begun to shift to urban-type employment structure, the chamber-of-commerce new hall was completed on October 25, 1970 that it should correspond to member needs, and the first chamber-of-commerce direct management electronic data processing center in the whole country was established on February 1, 1971.
	www.kitaosaka-cci.go.jp /index_e.htm (620 words)

	The Japan Times Online
		OSAKA (Kyodo) A knife-wielding 17-year-old youth intruded into an elementary school Monday afternoon in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, stabbed a male teacher to death and wounded two female staff members.
		Parents of students at Neyagawa Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, wait anxiously Monday afternoon as they try to enter the school playground to pick up their children after a teenage boy went on a stabbing spree.
		The playground of the Neyagawa Chuo school was thrown into confusion as parents who rushed to the school tried desperately to confirm their children's safety.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050215a1.htm (600 words)

	Ricoche.net - Osaka Exchange
		Btw the name of the city is Neyagawa, it's a little suberb in Osaka.
		Usually if you look at postcards of Osaka you will see the the city being characterized as a long river that runs through Namba and has several wide bridges that are very famous.
		Osaka is a great place in central Japan, and it IS very close to surrounding major cities, BUT it is extremely expensive to go to places like Yokohama, Tokyo, Hiroshima, etc on a regular basis.
	ricoche.net /forums/showthread.php?t=525 (1320 words)

	E-Budo.com - View Single Post - Teacher stabbed in Osaka
		OSAKA (Kyodo) A 17-year-old youth who stabbed three staff members, one fatally, at his former elementary school Monday in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, was acting on a grudge against a teacher, according to investigative sources.
		The teen said his sixth-grade homeroom teacher at Neyagawa Chuo Elementary School had failed to help him when he was bullied as a pupil there, the sources said Tuesday.
		The Osaka prefectural board of education issued an appeal to parents and school staff Tuesday afternoon to join hands to overcome the latest tragedy.
	www.e-budo.com /forum/showpost.php?p=348632&postcount=1 (705 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Osaka
		OSAKA (Kyodo) The Osaka High Court on Tuesday reduced a 14-month prison term for a 26-year-old woman who was convicted of possession and use of amphetamines on grounds that her chances of turning over a new leaf have increased after reregistering her sex and getting married.
		OSAKA (Kyodo) A student at Osaka University's faculty of medicine was infected with the O-157 strain of the E. coli bacteria in an experiment last month, university officials said Tuesday.
		OSAKA - The Osaka High Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court's imprisonment sentence on a transsexual for using stimulant drugs and instead handed down a suspended term because the court believes she can rehabilitate now that she has changed her registered sex and is married.
	worldcities.surfwax.com /files/Osaka_Japan.html (3795 words)

	Osaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Osaka city once had a large number of universities, but because of growing campuses many universities chose to move to the suburbs.
		Osaka is also known for its food, as supported by the saying "Dress (in kimonos) 'til you drop in Kyoto, eat 'til you drop in Osaka" (京の着倒れ、大阪の食い倒れ).
		In the city of Osaka, as in the rest of the prefecture and the surrounding region, the predominant dialect is Kansai-ben.
	www.ipzap.com /ipzap.cgi/111010A/http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka (1961 words)

	Man Stabs Teacher to Death in Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Elementary school children flock together as they walk across the school playground to meet their parents while police investigators are at work in the background in Neyagawa, outside Osaka, western Japan, Monday, Feb 14, 2005.
		No students were hurt in the attack in Neyagawa City outside Osaka, said Isoo Noda, spokesman for the Neyagawa City police, but the stabbings came as the latest in a series of rampages in Japan involving knives and children.
		Police arrested a teenage boy who was a former student at the school in the faculty room, saying he used an 8-inch kitchen knife to stab two teachers and a school nutritionist.
	www.comcast.net /data/news/2005/02/14/58890.xml (638 words)

	Asia Japan Prefectures Osaka Education
		Osaka Japanese Language Education Center - Provides language training for foreign students to prepare them for attending a Japanese university.
		Osaka Senri International School - A preK12, coeducational collegepreparatory school in Mino City, Osaka.
		Osaka YMCA International School (OYIS) - International school in Osaka from kindergarten through junior high.
	www.apartment1a.com /Resources/Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Osaka/Education (804 words)

	Osaka Prefecture at AllExperts
		September 1, 1956: Osaka* City is promoted a city designated by government ordinance and thereby divided into 24 wards.
		The population of Osaka Prefecture taken during the 2000 National Census is 8,804,806, or about seven percent of the total population of Japan, ranking second after Tokyo Prefecture.
		The symbol of Osaka Prefecture, called the sennari byōtan or "thousand gourds," was originally the crest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the feudal lord of Osaka Castle.
	en.allexperts.com /e/o/os/osaka_prefecture.htm (308 words)

	Japan Times: Teen in fatal school stabbing bent on attacking teachers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		OSAKA (Kyodo) A 17-year-old youth arrested in the fatal stabbing of a teacher and wounding of two other staff at his former elementary school in Osaka Prefecture has told police he intended to attack the teachers there indiscriminately, investigative sources said Wednesday.
		Neyagawa Chuo Elementary School students enter a community center in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, to undergo counseling Wednesday for psychological trauma.
		The teen, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor, was captured at the scene and has owned up to the stabbings, the sources said.
	search.japantimes.co.jp /print/news/nn02-2005/nn20050217a7.htm (478 words)

	2312 Topography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Neyagawa City (Neyagawa-shi) is located in the northeast area of Osaka Prefecture, on the left side bank of Yodogawa River (Yodogawa-sagan) (when looking at the lower reach from the upper reach).
		It is 15 km away from the center of Osaka City, and 35 km from Kyoto City area, extending 6.74 km north to south and 6.89 km east to west with the area of 24.73 ㎢.
		The topology of Neyagawa City can be divided into two areas, the hillside area in the east (Tobu Kyuryo Chitai) and the flat are in the west (Seibu Heitan Chitai).
	www.opas.gr.jp /neyagawa/sankakokugo/e/e23/e231/e2312.htm (230 words)

	Culture Craze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Date: Dec 08, 2004 - 12:00 PM NEYAGAWA, Osaka -- A drunken man who kicked two girls and hit them in the head because they were wearing pierced earrings has been arrested, police said.
		The 68-year-old man, a resident of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of assault following the incident, which occurred in a park in Neyagawa on Sunday afternoon.
		Investigators said the man became angry when he saw that the two girls, aged 13 and 14, were wearing pierced earrings as they were playing in the park.
	www.culturecraze.ca /print-652.html (124 words)

	Coming of Hadas
		Their major settlements were in the Kansai area, which embraces the modern cities of Osaka, Kobe, Ise, and Nara, t later spread out, founding new colonies throughout the country.
		A famous colony of the Hada was in the city of Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture.
		According to that city's chronicle, several families still remain, who trace their origins back to the Hada, and a number of shrines built by their ancestors are still in use and kept in good condition.
	www.keikyo.com /books/hada/Coming_of_Hadas.html (1022 words)

	Education
		Osaka based school providing English language services for professionals and business executives.
		Public co-ed school with around 940 students in the northern area of Osaka City.
		A Catholic K-12 mission school in Osaka City listing its educational principles, history, sister schools, courses, schedule, entrance exams, and events.
	regional.allfind.us /c/50a80 (181 words)

	Neyagawa on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		256,524), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Shinyodo River.
		Osaka school receives threat after fatal stabbing incident+
		Teenage boy stabbed teacher at Osaka school on impulse+
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Neyagawa.asp (263 words)

	GameSpot: Debate over game violence boils over in Japan
		Osaka Prefecture becomes third area in Japan to join the ban on "violent" video games to minors; retailers irked by GTAIII ban in Kanagawa.
		The Osaka government claims the ban is necessary after a 17-year-old boy went on a stabbing spree in February at a local Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture-area elementary school, fatally wounding a teacher and injuring two other school employees.
		Osaka Prefecture, the second-most-populated area after Tokyo, has become the third prefecture to announce its plan of banning the sale of violent video games to minors.
	www.gamespot.com /news/6127821.html?&print=1 (812 words)

	Education Osaka Prefectures Japan Asia Regional
		Which language is best at primary school?The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - Mar 14, 2007The question of whether to introduce English-language education at the primary-school level divided panelists at a recent Osaka symposium but all agreed...
		Miner sprinter continues his education on trackEl Paso Times, TX - Mar 8, 2007Ward, who was second at the Dutch national championships in the 200 last year and plans on competing at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan, this year,...
		From Headford to JapanTuam Herald, Ireland - Mar 8, 2007Niall was met by representatives of the Osaka Japanese Language Education Centre (the former Kansai International Students Institute) and introduced to...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Osaka/Education (932 words)

	Which language is best at primary school? : The Language Connection : Features : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The question of whether to introduce English-language education at the primary-school level divided panelists at a recent Osaka symposium but all agreed that more effective curriculums would be essential in raising primary-school children's awareness of language as a whole, including both Japanese and English.
		The symposium was held in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, by the municipal board of education, with panelists comprised Prof.
		Kan, who was formerly involved in the improvement of English education as a member of the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education, agreed with Otsu that it is important to help students become interested in languages as a whole.
	www.yomiuri.co.jp /dy/features/language/20070315TDY14001.htm (1239 words)

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