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

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

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—Fresh off a triumph in a snap Feb. 8 election, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...