OSAKA—To foster a clean image ahead of the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, Osaka has implemented a citywide ban on outdoor smoking, ...

From April, the wider Osaka region will prohibit smoking in eateries with seating areas larger than 30 square meters, ...

The mutilated body of a man has been found in a mountain area in the Osaka Prefecture city of Higashiosaka, police revealed ...

The government aims to reverse the trend in fiscal 2027 to address the issue of overconcentration in the Tokyo area.

Many retain vivid memories of the 1970 Expo. They remember schoolchildren attending multiple times, particularly those from the Osaka area. There were long lines to see the moon rocks on view at ...

Osaka mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama says the ban will make city ‘safe’. Meanwhile the Osaka region is extending a ban on smoking in ...

Osaka has taken the lead in Japan's social population growth for the second consecutive year, with foreign residents making ...

Designated smoking areas are in place to offer some relief to those who need their nicotine fix. One spot garnering attention ...

Smoke rises from a building near Osaka's landmark Tsutenkaku Tower in the Shinsekai area of the city on Tuesday. The fire was ...

Now that Resona has integrated the Osaka-area regional banks it acquired from 2018 to 2020, its know-how and track record leave it in pole position to lead further integration among Japan’s ...