Usa, Oita

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Usa (宇佐市; -shi) is a city located in Oita, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 49,021 and the density of 274.94 persons per km². The total area is 178.30 km².

The town was promoted to a city on April 1, 1967.

The Usa myth

There has been a myth that Japan renamed a town "Usa" following World War II so that goods exported from Japan could read "Made in USA." The claim is false: [1]

The town had this name long before the war.
Regulations in most countries require imports to be marked with the country, rather than the city, of origin.

Nevertheless, it was commercially convenient to label goods 'made in Usa' in the post-war period, before Japanese goods became known for their high quality.