It's rare for a person to be detained under the human protection law, which has no clause on a specific period for such ...

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)'s Blue Impulse aerobatics team showcased its aerial performances above areas around the Expo 2025 Osa･･･ ...

OSAKA, Japan >> Through various collaborative efforts, traditional Japanese crafts such as washi (Japanese paper), textiles ...

OSAKA--Two historic artworks featuring the “26 martyrs” are back home in Japan for the first time in 94 years and on display ...

An art museum in this west Japan city that houses about 6,000 ukiyo-e prints and two national treasures has appointed 10 ...

Japan is set to approve Osaka as the nation’s first casino location, local media reported, marking a major step in ambitions of turning the country into an Asian gambling destination.

In November 2020, the second referendum attempting to do away with the city of Osaka and turn the prefecture into a metropolis went down to narrow defeat. The failure of this signature plan dealt ...

OSAKA -- A total of seven new COVID-19 deaths were confirmed in west Japan's Osaka Prefecture on May 19, bringing the total for the area to 5,005, mar ...

JETRO uses its global network of 70 overseas offices to invite foreign investment. It also encourages second investments into the Kansai region from foreign companies that already have locations in ...

A factory in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan is developing a temporary bridge made of inflatable tubes that can be deployed quickly in the event of disasters.