Annual revenue from the tax is estimated to reach ¥139 million, which will be used for measures against crimes and natural ...

OSAKA -- As bear attacks on people continue across Japan, particularly in the northeast, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan is ...

HIRAKATA, Osaka -- Some worker training programs in Japan now use combat games. The games help people build teamwork. They ...

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 ...

The city assembly of Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture passed an ordinance Thursday to introduce a tax on owners of vacant houses, aiming to cope with an increasing number of such homes and bring them onto ...

OSAKA – Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said Sunday that he intends to run in the next gubernatorial election in the western Japan prefecture on the condition that a referendum on what is known as the ...

HIRAKATA, Osaka -- Some employee training programs in Japan are now embracing combat games as a hands-on way to build ...

OSAKA—A fleet of electric-powered buses used to shuttle attendees during the Osaka Kansai Expo now function more as an eyesore than an emblem in a “graveyard” estimated to be worth billions of yen.

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 ...

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 ...