OSAKA--When a massive dead whale was found drifting in Osaka Bay, local authorities took the rare step of burying the carcass, rather than cremating it, to harvest the skeleton for display at a ...

The exterior wall on the north side of the annex of the Osaka Prefectural Government office that had been vandalized is seen in Osaka's Chuo Ward on March 30, 2025. A large blue tarp was put up to ...

OSAKA—An external review released by the city government here on Jan. 30 found that improved negotiations could have slashed the 80 million yen ($517,000) cost of burying a deceased stranded ...