Osaka

[ oh-sah-kuh; Japanese aw-sah-kah ]

/ oʊˈsɑ kə; Japanese ˈɔ sɑˈkɑ /

noun

a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.

Example sentences from the Web for osaka

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 |DAILY BEAST
Misao lives in Osaka and remains in good health, surrounded by six great-grandchildren.

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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 |DAILY BEAST
For the Osaka Police Department, the close ties between Shimada and the current governor posed a problem.

Yakuza Goes Hollywood |Jake Adelstein |September 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

He desired to lay siege to Osaka as soon as possible; for the capture of that town would end the war.

The Usurper |Judith Gautier
Hokusai is known to have visited Osaka in 1818; and possibly it was his influence that encouraged the movement.

Chats on Japanese Prints |Arthur Davison Ficke
He returned to Osaka, and told how he was received by Hieyas.

The Usurper |Judith Gautier
We have spent time and money in getting them up, however; certain things we have even sent for to Osaka or Kioto.

A Japanese Boy |Shigemi Shiukichi
The idea was extended to nearly every trade, 10 monster confederations being organized in Yedo and 24 in Osaka.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for osaka

Osaka

/ (əʊˈsɑːkə) /

noun

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)

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