Question: Whose Name has a Date of reclassification of 2003-04-01 (merge into Shizuoka )?
SQL: SELECT "Name" FROM "2-1585609-2" WHERE "Date of reclassification" = '2003-04-01 (merge into Shizuoka )';

Question: WHich Japanese has a Prefecture of Iwate?
SQL: SELECT "Japanese" FROM "2-1585609-2" WHERE "Prefecture" = 'Iwate';

Question: Which Date of designation has a Name of Kurume?
SQL: SELECT "Date of designation" FROM "2-1585609-2" WHERE "Name" = 'Kurume';

Question: What kind of Japanese has a Region of Tōhoku?
SQL: SELECT "Japanese" FROM "2-1585609-2" WHERE "Region" = 'Tōhoku';

Question: WHose Name has a Region of Kansai on 2012-04-01 ( Core city )?
SQL: SELECT "Name" FROM "2-1585609-2" WHERE "Region" = 'Kansai' AND "Date of reclassification" = '2012-04-01 ( Core city )';