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Kishiwada

(Encyclopedia) KishiwadaKishiwadakēshēwäˈdä [key], city (1990 pop. 188,563), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka, producing lumber,…

Naniwa

(Encyclopedia) Naniwa: see Osaka, Japan.

Ikeda

(Encyclopedia) Ikeda, city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Ina River. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka with industries…

Settsu

(Encyclopedia) SettsuSettsusātˈts&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 87,453), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Osaka.

Daito

(Encyclopedia) Daito Daito dīˈtō [key], city, Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A residential suburb of…

Izumi

(Encyclopedia) Izumi Izumi ēz&oomacr;ˈmē [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. It is a residential and…

Izumisano

(Encyclopedia) Izumisano Izumisano ēz&oomacr;mēˈsänō [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay…

Neyagawa

(Encyclopedia) NeyagawaNeyagawanāyägäˈwä [key], city (1990 pop. 256,524), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Shinyodo River. A suburb of Osaka, it produces metal products and textiles.

Ruth Biography

Biblical figure The Hebrew Bible Book of Ruth tells the story of Ruth, a young widow from Moab (east of the Dead Sea), and her devotion to her mother-in-law, Naomi. When Naomi, also a widow,…

Higashiosaka

(Encyclopedia) Higashiosaka Higashiosaka hēgäˈshēōsäˈkä [key], city, Osaka prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the…