* 1938 – Paul Andreu, French architect, designed the Osaka Maritime Museum and the National Grand Theater of China

Research at Moscow Aviation Institute, RKK Energiya, National Aerospace University, Kharkiv Aviation Institute University of Stuttgart, ISAS, Centrospazio, Alta S. p. A., Osaka University, University of Southern California, Princeton University's Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Lab ( EPPDyL ) ( where MPD thruster research has continued uninterrupted since 1967 ), and NASA centers ( Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Glenn Research Center ), has resolved many problems related to the performance, stability and lifetime of MPD thrusters.

Produced by Ichikawa Katsumori ; directed by Nakagawa Kunikiko and Ichihashi Yuji ; in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka.

* National Route 170 ( Osaka Outer Loop Highway )

Several islands at the south end of Osaka Bay are part of the Seto Inland Sea National Park.

Suita, Osaka, Japan: National Museum of Ethnology, 1981.

* National Route 1 ( from Tokyo to Osaka, Osaka )

Seika is connected by the Zakuro and Yamadagawa Bypasses to National Route 163, which runs between Osaka and Mie Prefecture.

Osaka City was defeated in a bid to draw the Second National Commercial College ( the winner was Kobe City ), so the city authorities decided to establish a municipal commercial college without any aid from the national budget.

* National Museum of Ethnology ( Osaka, 1973 – 1977 )

* National Bunraku Theater ( Osaka, 1979 – 1983 )

Osaka is the home of the government-supported troupe at National Bunraku Theater.

The Troupe offers five or more shows every year, each running for two to three weeks in Osaka before moving to Tokyo for a run at the National Theater.

Contemporary Art From the Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York ; Fast Forward: Collections for the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas ; The Painting of Modern Life, Hayward Gallery, London, England and Castello di Rivoli, Turin, Italy ( 2007 ); Essential Painting, National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan ; Infinite Painting: Contemporary Painting and Global Realism, Villa Manin Centro d ’ Arte Contemporanea, Codroipo, Italy ( 2006 ).

The former international art museum pavilion designed by Kiyoshi Kawasaki was used as the building for the National Museum of Art, Osaka until March 2004 ( moved to downtown Osaka in November 2004 ).

The line was originally built in the 1890s by Kansai Railway ( later under the Japanese Government Railways and Japanese National Railways ) as an alternate route from south Osaka to Nara and Nagoya, but competition from the Kintetsu lines and declining ridership forced the line to become two commuter lines to Osaka and Nagoya respectively, with a less-used section in the middle.

Some staff at Osaka University are represented by the General Union, a member of the National Union of General Workers ( NUGW ), which is itself a member of the National Trade Union Council ( Zenrokyo ).

After his retirement as a professional player in 1981 he became a football coach – 1982 – 83 for FC Schalke 04, 1986 – 90 for the Iceland National Football Team, 1989 – 90 for Galatasaray, 1991 – 93 for Admira Wacker Wien, 1993 – 95 for Dynamo Dresden, 1995 for Gamba Osaka and 1996 – 98 for VfB Leipzig.

In November 1985, the group, who was opposed to the privatisation of Japan National Railways, simultaneously sabotaged railway signaling cables in 33 locations in Tokyo and Osaka and set fire to Asakusabashi Station in Tokyo, paralyzing the railway systems of both cities.

* April 3-Construction begins on Japanese National Railways ’ Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Osaka and Tokyo.

In May 2012, Namco Bandai opened Tekken Museum in Osaka, Japan.

* Suntory operates two museums, the Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo and the Suntory Museum Tempozan in Osaka, in addition to a number of cultural and social programs across Japan.

* The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Osaka

* Model of Himiko's Palace, Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture

The plight and struggle of both communities in Japan is represented in Liberty Osaka ( Osaka Human Rights Museum ).

Naniwa is the site of the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium ( Osaka-furitsu taiiku-kaikan ), where the Grand Sumo Tournament is held in March ( Ozumo Sangatsu Basho ) and Liberty Osaka-the Osaka Human Rights Museum.

* Liberty Osaka ( Osaka Human Rights Museum )

Tennōji itself is home to the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, Tennōji Zoo, the Keitaku-en Japanese garden ( built by the Sumitomo Corporation ) and the Tennōji Botanical Garden.

Osaka Maritime Museum, Osaka, Japan

Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology.

Amongst other things he played viola in the Stockhausen-Ensemble from 1964 to 1970, and took part in the German exhibition at Expo ' 70, the World ’ s Fair in Osaka in 1970 ( Lichtenfeld 2001 ; Schürmann 1976, 21 ).

The original SNK was founded in Osaka, Japan, in July 1978 by Eikichi Kawasaki and existed until October 22, 2001.

In 2000, the airline commenced an all-cargo service to Shanghai, Europe and the Middle East using a leased Boeing 747-200 freighter and a service to Osaka was added in May 2001.

She had a successful season, making the finals of the World Championships and winning the Osaka GP to retain her Japanese Record set in 2001.

On June 8, 2001, the Osaka school massacre occurred in this city.

The Osaka School Massacre took place on June 8, 2001, at Ikeda Elementary School, an elite primary school affiliated with Osaka Kyoiku University in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Amongst these are the most goals scored in a season ( 107 in 1998 ); the fewest goals conceded in a season ( 26 in 2001 ); the biggest goal difference ( plus 68 goals in 1998 ); and the largest win ( 9-1 against Cerezo Osaka in 1998.

He won the gold medal in two World Judo Championships, the first one in 2001 in Munich, Germany, and the second in 2003 in Osaka, Japan.

In 2001, Cool Sound Records, a Japanese record label, released Early On, a collection of their early recordings and, in 2003, released Footprints In Japan, a 1982 live recording from Osaka & Tokyo, Japan.

* Evaluation of LSI Soft Errors Induced by Terrestrial Cosmic rays and Alpha Particles-H. Kobayashi, K. Shiraishi, H. Tsuchiya, H. Usuki ( all of Sony ), and Y. Nagai, K. Takahisa ( Osaka University ), 2001.

Osaka, JP-From 10 Jun 2001 to 9 Sep 2001

Bonobos is a Japanese dub band from Osaka that was formed in August 2001.

** 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Osaka runner up

* Live at the Exposition Hall, Osaka, Japan ( 2001 )

* No Substitutions: Live in Osaka 2001 Favored Nations

In 2000, World Air Network was renamed Air Japan and relaunched service in 2001, the first flight being from Osaka to Seoul, South Korea.

On April 29, 2001, Le Banner won the tournament by three 1st round KO's the fastest win in K-1 history in total time of 4 minutes and 4 seconds in K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka.

* 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Osaka Champion

* Evaluation of LSI Soft Errors Induced by Terrestrial Cosmic rays and Alpha Particles-H. Kobayashi, K. Shiraishi, H. Tsuchiya, H. Usuki ( all of Sony ), and Y. Nagai, K. Takahisa ( Osaka University ), 2001.

**" Change the Wind " was the image song for the 2001 Osaka International Ladies Marathon.