History
See also: Historic Sites of Osaka Prefecture and Osaka#HistoryUntil the Meiji Restoration, the area of Osaka prefecture was known as Kawachi, Izumi and Settsu provinces.
Osaka Prefecture was created in 1868, at the very beginning of the Meiji era.
On September 1, 1956, the city of Osaka was promoted to a city designated by government ordinance and thereby divided into 24 wards.
In 2000, Fusae Ota became Japan's first female governor when she replaced Knock Yokoyama, who resigned after prosecution for sexual harassment.
On April 1, 2006: the city of Sakai was promoted to a city designated by government ordinance and thereby divided into seven wards.
In 2008, Tōru Hashimoto, previously famous as a counselor on television, was elected at the age of 38 as the youngest governor in Japan.
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