Table: special_cities_japan
Columns: name
japanese
date_of_designation
date_of_reclassification
region
prefecture

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

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

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

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