That is what happened to Kazuhiko Tashiro and Shinichi Doi, two owners of small businesses who live in the Osaka region.

He is given credit for turning the Mizushima Works in the Osaka region into one of the most efficient factories in the company.

It presently corresponds to Osaka region in Shimonita.

Its president is Osamu Uno, a businessman from the Osaka region.

Home to many of the country's leading manufacturers, the Osaka region now has one of Japan's highest unemployment rates as companies move their factories to China.

She demonstrated at five group stores in the Osaka region throughout October.

Kanpyo was originally grown in the Osaka region, but now is a specialty product of Tochigi Prefecture.

HEP Five receives about 17 million visitors annually (2007), making it one of the most visited fashion boutique buildings in the Osaka urban region.

In recent times, manzai has often been associated with the Osaka region, and manzai comedians often speak in the Kansai dialect during their acts.

In the Osaka region and other parts of western Japan, it is served in round flat pieces.