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■ Acknowledgments ■

If we listed by name all the people who have helped make this book possible, this section would probably be longer than the book itself. But there are certain people who went far beyond the call of duty, and we would like to give a special note of thanks here.

First of all, we need to thank the kind people at the Charles E. Tuttle Company who worked with us to publish the book, especially Sally Schwager. A special thanks also to our agent, Henry Marini, without whom this book would never have found a home. Two people, Satsuki Tsubota and Yuriko Tanaka, spent an inordinant amount of time tracking down information for us and correcting our drafts.

The most difficult section for us to write was on the differences between the Osaka dialect and those of other regions in Kansai. Much of this information was provided by Ryusuke Kitamura, Hiroaki Kitano, and Hide Takahashi. Additional information about the Hanshin Tigers was provided by Shinya Fujimoto, whose e-mail handle is "Takoyaki Master."

Other people who spent a considerable amount of time helping out with questions and editorial suggestions include Mr. and Mrs. Hirota, Yoshie Komuro, Mariko Matsumoto, Naohisa Matsumoto, Kumiko Matsuyama, Masaki Nakajima, David Sandrich, Kayo Shinoda, Yuko Taishaku, Yasuyo Yamamoto, and Megumi Yoshioka.

To these and all the other people who have helped us, a big "Ōkini!"

DC Palter

Kaoru Horiuchi