JAPAN.

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The Osaka Directory. First edition of this handbook, covering the history, demographics, communications infrastructure, governance, sanitation, leisure facilities, and policing of Japan's economic capital. The book was published at a time of great industrialisation and economic modernisation for the city, when improvements to railways, harbours, banks, and other infrastructure made it an attractive destination for foreign visitors.

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