Table: special_cities_japan
Columns: name
japanese
population_2012
date_of_designation
region
prefecture

Question: What Japanese prefecture has Ibaraki, Tsukuba?
SQL: SELECT "japanese" FROM special_cities_japan WHERE "prefecture" = 'ibaraki' AND "name" = 'tsukuba'

Question: What region has the symbol 八尾?
SQL: SELECT "region" FROM special_cities_japan WHERE "japanese" = '八尾'