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News in Pictures / Curtain Falls on Osaka Expo after 184 Days

OSAKA — The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo concluded its 6-month run on Monday in Konohana Ward, Osaka.

October 14, 2025

Ishiba Presents Thank-You Letter to Expo Mascot Myaku-Myaku; Commends Contribution to Building Global Excitement for Event

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presented a letter of appreciation to Myaku-Myaku, the official mas...

October 14, 2025

ANA Aircraft Returning to Haneda Unable to Taxi Due to Tire Damage; Possibility of Contact with Runway Lighting during Takeoff

All Nippon Airways Flight 639 (Boeing 737-800) bound for Iwakuni, which had taken off from Haneda...

October 14, 2025

Japanese Nobel Winners Attend Tokyo Reception

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)—Two Japanese winners of this year’s Nobel prizes attended a reception...

October 14, 2025

Over 90% Concerned About Misinformation, Disinformation on Social Media Affecting Election Results

Ninety-one percent of respondents to a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey were concerned that the spre...

October 14, 2025

IR Planned for Osaka Expo Site in 2030, Several Recreational Facilities Proposed

OSAKA — The Osaka prefectural and city governments are considering a plan to develop the artifici...

October 13, 2025

Osaka-Kansai Expo Ends after Drawing More Than 25 Million Visitors over 184 Days

OSAKA — The closing ceremony of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo was held on Monday to mark an end to t...

October 13, 2025

Tokyo Hospital Director Says ‘Baby Hatch’ Saving Lives, Secret Births at Hospital Allow for Greater Safety of Delivery

The “baby hatch” at San-Ikukai Hospital in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, has accepted one newborn every two...

October 13, 2025

2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Visitors Exceed 25 Million Mark Despite Initial Low Enthusiasm

OSAKA — The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo concluded its six-month run Monday, with visitor numbers havin...

October 13, 2025

TEPCO Considers Providing ¥100 Bil. to Niigata Pref. to Benefit Local Community

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. is considering contributing about ¥100 billion to ben...

October 13, 2025

Typhoon Nakri Passes Over Hachijojima, Tokyo; Risk of Disaster from Storm Is Thought Heightened by Effects of Earlier Typhoon No. 22

Powerful Typhoon Nakri, or Typhoon No. 23, was moving east-northeast at about 35 kph over the sea...

October 13, 2025

Expo Venue Crowded for Final Weekend, Taking Last Chance to Soak up Pavilions, Activities

OSAKA — The last day of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo is arriving on Monday, and the venue was crowd...

October 13, 2025

Universities Keen to Train Video Game Creators as Market Growth Sees No End

Universities are stepping up their efforts to train video game creators.

With the domesti...

October 13, 2025

University of Tokyo Plans Deep Tech, Computing Faculties; Seeks to Promote Next Generation of Innovation, Entrepreneurs

The University of Tokyo is planning to establish two new undergraduate faculties aimed at develop...

October 12, 2025

Bear Attacks Man in His 80s in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture

IWATE — A 87-year-old man was attacked by a bear, which is believed to be an adult, in Kamaishi, ...

October 12, 2025