Osaka’s grim record as the prefecture with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths during the sixth wave of infections shows no sign of letting up any time soon, leaving health experts struggling to ...

OSAKA—Hotels are cropping up in the central part of the city and owners are banking on an influx of overseas visitors to fill ...

Massive underground tunnels, towering erosion control dams and other disaster prevention infrastructure are attracting ...

Officials in Osaka, Japan, are rushing to prepare for EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai. The World Expo's venue is located on the artificial island Yumeshima in the Osaka bay area. A giant wooden ring surrounds ...

With popular neighborhoods, like Dotonbori and Shinsekai, coupled with iconic Japanese foods such as takoyaki (grilled octopus balls) and okonomiyaki (savory pancakes packed with a variety of ...

OSAKA – Hirofumi Yoshimura, the governor of Osaka and leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai, has suggested the possibility of making another bid for a so-called Osaka metropolis plan, an idea rejected twice ...

Ambitious proposals for a major shakeup in local government administration have put my hometown of Osaka in the national spotlight recently. It is the first time Osaka has thrown down a challenge like ...

SkyDrive Inc. ("SkyDrive"), a leading Japanese developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) (*1) aircraft, is proud to announce the formation of Japan’s first consortium for the ...

The 'Local Route Bus Journey' has three rules: 'As a general rule, only use local route buses (express buses and other means of transport are prohibited),' 'The use of the Internet when gathering ...

Emergency services were activated in the Japanese cities of Nara and Osaka after an earthquake struck at around 6.28pm today ...

Shipments of baby ducks for rice farming that uses little or no agricultural chemicals have reached their peak at Tsumura ...