Osaka is Japan's second-largest city.

大坂是日本的第二大城市。

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Nishinomiya is a city located between Osaka and Kobe.

西宫市位于大阪和神户之间。

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On Thursday, confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus in Japan reached 279, centering on Kobe and the neighboring city of Osaka, in western Japan.

截止星期四，在日本确诊的H1N1流感病例达到279例，主要与神户和接壤的大阪有关，在日本的西部。

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Yet Toru Hashimoto, the 42-year-old mayor of the huge city of Osaka, does not.

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There it is spearheading a move, already approved by the Diet, to merge the city of Osaka with the surrounding prefecture.

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Japan's second-largest city, Osaka, for example, is projected to see its population decline by 280, 000 by 2020, and is bracing for a corresponding drop in consumption.

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