Usa, Oita
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Usa (宇佐市; -shi) is a city located in Oita, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 49,021 and the density of 274.94 persons per km². The total area is 178.30 km².
The town was promoted to a city on April 1, 1967.
There has been a myth that Japan renamed a town "Usa" following World War II so that goods exported from Japan could read "Made in USA." The claim is false: [1] (http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/usa.asp)
- The town had this name long before the war.
- Regulations in most countries require imports to be marked with the country, rather than the city, of origin.
External link
- Official website (http://www.interweb.ne.jp/~usacity/) in Japanese