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00:00:35 1 History 00:00:44 1.1 Prehistory to the Kofun period 00:01:41 1.2 Asuka and Nara period 00:03:08 1.3 Heian to Edo period 00:06:00 1.4 19th century to present 00:08:39 2 Etymology 00:09:32 3 Geography and climate 00:09:42 3.1 Geography 00:11:04 3.2 Climate 00:12:52 4 Cityscape 00:13:12 4.1 Neighborhoods 00:15:53 4.2 Wards 00:16:05 5 Demographics 00:17:46 5.1 Dialect 00:18:13 6 Politics 00:20:37 7 Politics regarding the use of nuclear energy 00:24:28 8 Economy 00:27:29 9 Transportation 00:29:32 10 Culture and lifestyle 00:29:41 10.1 Shopping and culinary 00:32:43 10.2 Entertainment and performing arts 00:35:27 10.3 Annual festivals 00:36:11 10.4 Museum and galleries 00:37:25 10.5 Sports 00:40:14 10.6 Media 00:41:04 10.6.1 Newspapers 00:41:49 10.6.2 Television and radio 00:43:00 10.6.3 Publishing companies 00:43:21 11 Places of interest 00:43:33 11.1 Amusement parks 00:44:54 11.2 Parks 00:46:19 11.3 Temples, shrines, and other historical sites 00:47:00 11.4 Entertainment 00:48:37 11.5 Red light districts 00:48:48 11.6 Day-Trip Locations 00:49:09 12 Education 00:51:36 12.1 Libraries 00:51:56 12.2 Learned society 00:52:08 13 International relations 00:52:19 13.1 Twin towns and sister cities 00:53:19 13.2 Business partner cities 00:53:31 14 See also
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Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi, pronounced [oːsakaɕi]; commonly just 大阪, Ōsaka [oːsaka] (listen)) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Japan. It is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Japan and among the largest in the world with over 19 million inhabitants. Osaka will host Expo 2025. The current mayor of Osaka is Ichiro Matsui.