Staff writer
OSAKA -- In the city assembly elections four years ago, politicians promised voters that the key to Osaka's future was to adopt the famous line from the Kevin Costner movie "Field of Dreams."
"If we build it, they will come," seemed to be the main election theme, as candidates of all political stripes trumpeted the merits of various construction projects. Both Kansai International Airport and the Asian Trade Center had opened the year before, while the World Trade Center was the latest addition to the Osaka waterfront area.