Core cities of Japan
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Application for designation is made by a city with the approval of both the city and prefectural assemblies.
History
The term "core city" was created by the first clause of Article 252, Section 22 of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan.
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List of core cities
As of 1 April 2021, 62 cities have been designated core cities:
Former core cities
Scheduled to become a core city
Cities that meet the requirements but have not yet been nominated
The following cities have populations greater than 200,000 but have not yet been nominated. (Special cities and cities planning to apply for core city status are not shown.)