How to use Osaka in a sentence
But a recent court decision in Osaka may make the police here reverse course in the unpopular dance club crackdown.
The Japanese Go All ‘Footloose’ to Protest Nightlife Crackdown | Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMisao lives in Osaka and remains in good health, surrounded by six great-grandchildren.
Since launching in 2008, the rubber duck project has traveled to Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paolo, and Amsterdam.
Giant Rubber Duckie Ignites Craze in Hong Kong | Misty White Sidell | May 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the Osaka Police Department, the close ties between Shimada and the current governor posed a problem.
Osaka used to be the emporium of all the inland commerce, and was considered the pearl of Japanese cities.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' | Annie Allnut Brassey
You can see countless streams coming from the mountains, and flowing into Odawarra, on which Osaka is situated.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' | Annie Allnut BrasseyThe Asahi-shimbun was one of the principal Japanese illustrated daily papers, printed and published at Osaka.
Lafcadio Hearn | Nina H. KennardWe had come to Osaka on our way back from Nara, and we again return to Kioto, which we left three days ago.
An Artist's Letters From Japan | John La FargeIn the dawn we saw the white walls of the castle of the city of Osaka, and ran across its many bridges, all silent in the morning.
An Artist's Letters From Japan | John La Farge
British Dictionary definitions for Osaka
/ (əʊˈsɑːkə) /
a port in S Japan, on S Honshu on Osaka Bay (an inlet of the Pacific): the third largest city in Japan (the chief commercial city during feudal times); university (1931); an industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 2 484 326 (2002 est)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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