CREATE TABLE "former_special_cities_now_core_or_design" (
  "name" text,
  "japanese" text,
  "date_of_designation" text,
  "date_of_reclassification" text,
  "region" text,
  "prefecture" text
);

Question: Name thenames for 2002-04-01
SQL: SELECT "name" FROM "former_special_cities_now_core_or_design" WHERE "date_of_designation"='2002-04-01';

Question: Name all the date of designations for kurume
SQL: SELECT "date_of_designation" FROM "former_special_cities_now_core_or_design" WHERE "name"='Kurume';

Question: Name the total number of japanese for amagasaki
SQL: SELECT COUNT("japanese") FROM "former_special_cities_now_core_or_design" WHERE "name"='Amagasaki';

Question: Name the region for iwate
SQL: SELECT "region" FROM "former_special_cities_now_core_or_design" WHERE "prefecture"='Iwate';