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February 24, 2013

Osaka: Japan's Latter-Day Second City

Roger Pulvers, Japan Times

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They're funny, finicky and feisty, not to mention being full of wicked mischief, with their own way of talking, too. Outside of Japan, think of Liverpool, not London; or Munich, not Berlin; or Mumbai, not Delhi. I’m talking about the people of Osaka.

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