A prefecture is a governmental administrative unit. Simply put, in the US you have states, in Canada you have provinces, in Japan they have prefectures. There are 47 (including some that Japanese insist are not prefectures because they don't use the word.) Prefecture in Japanese is Ken. Chiba-ken, for example, or Aomori-ken. There is also fu, as in Kyoto-fu and Osaka-fu. Plus to, as in Tokyo-to and Hokkaido. fu, to, ken are all administrative units.
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As of 2021, the population of Osaka Prefecture in Japan is approximately 8.8 million people. It is one of the most densely populated regions in Japan.
Kanagawa Prefecture's population is 9,029,996.
Beyla Prefecture's population is 188,000.
Lesbos Prefecture's population is 110,220.
Nagqu Prefecture's population is 462,382.
Kissidougou Prefecture's population is 214,000.
The population of Boké Prefecture is 289,000.
Tokushima Prefecture's population is 824,108.
The population of Shizuoka Prefecture is 3,774,471.
Miyazaki Prefecture's population is 1,128,412.
Kōchi Prefecture's population is 757,914.
Nyingchi Prefecture's population is 195,109.