Osaka has been communicating with Asian countries for the last 15 centuries, because of its geographical advantages--it is very close to China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong--ever since the sixth century.
大阪市早從六世紀起，就因為地利之便﹘﹘它離大陸、韓、台灣、香港都很近﹘﹘和亞洲國家往來密切。