Several people have been living on the streets around the center since it was shut down. The Osaka prefectural government, which owns the land, filed a lawsuit demanding that people living on the ...

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

In a landmark ruling, the Osaka High Court recognized that a then 11-year-old girl with hearing difficulties who was killed ...

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

The Japanese city is “beautifying” itself ahead of hosting the World Expo — not by planting flowers, but by banning ...

This is in a bid to make Osaka's streets more visitor-friendly ahead of April's World Expo. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The move comes "to improve the environment and beautify the city in a way that is appropriate for an international tourist ...

She left PEOPLE in 2022. Cassy Athena/Getty Naomi Osaka and Cordae have ended their romance. On Monday, Jan. 6, the tennis star confirmed that she and the rapper, both 27, have broken up.

Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open, becoming Asia's first No. 1 ranked player in tennis.