Osaka
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Travel SpotsDivers Cosplaying as Ogres Clean Osaka Aquarium in Honor of Setsubun
OSAKA — An event by snorkeling divers cosplaying as ogres has been held at the Kaiyukan aquarium in ...
January 30, 2024
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Travel SpotsOsaka: Kansai Airport Terminal Renovates International Departure Area
IZUMI-SANO, Osaka — The renovated departure area for international flights at Kansai Airport’s Termi...
December 23, 2023
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Travel SpotsOsaka Hikari-Renaissance 2023 Begins in Osaka City; Lighting Cultural Property Building
The “Osaka Hikari-Renaissance 2023,” which decorated the entire Nakanoshima area of Osaka with illum...
December 15, 2023
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Japan In FocusOsaka: ‘Negative Legacy’ Floating on Sea to Be Redeveloped
OSAKA — An Osaka city-owned museum, which has done nothing but incur maintenance costs since its clo...
December 9, 2023
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Hanshin Tigers Fans’ Love for Team Never Fades
OSAKA — The Hanshin Tigers and the Orix Buffaloes — two baseball teams from the Kansai region — batt...
November 25, 2023
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Japan In FocusOsaka; What’s in a Name? Moniker Sought for ‘Barbarian’ Statue
SAKAI — What name would you give to the statue of a “barbarian?” This lonely figure stands on a bri...
November 4, 2023
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Travel SpotsOsaka: Sumo-themed Attraction to Open Next Summer
OSAKA — A sumo-themed amusement facility aimed at foreign visitors will open in Minami, Osaka’s ente...
October 28, 2023
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Japan In FocusOsaka Faces Rough Waters in Letting Go of Museum
OSAKA — A massive domed museum has been standing unused in Osaka Bay for a decade since its closure ...
September 16, 2023
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Blue Streetlights Have No Proof of Anti-Crime Effect
OSAKA — Blue streetlights once illuminated many street corners of the country’s shopping districts i...
August 26, 2023
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Japan In FocusOsaka’s ‘Gal Mikoshi’ Event Returns after 4-Yr Break
Women practiced toting a portable shrine Saturday in Kita Ward, Osaka City, ahead of the city’s long...
July 17, 2023
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Travel SpotsOsaka: ‘Immersive Museum’ Gives Impressionist Artworks New Slant
OSAKA — An immersive exhibition featuring works by impressionist masters including Monet and Renoir ...
July 8, 2023
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Cafeteria for International Students Launched in Osaka
OSAKA — A job search company is attracting attention for its International Cafeteria project, which ...
July 1, 2023
"Osaka" Popular Articles
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Two Firefighters Die Battling Fire at Building in Osaka’s Minami District (Update 2)
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Osaka: Japan’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Opens; Structure Spans 420 Meters over Lake
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Over 260 Japanese National Treasures Featured at Special Exhibitions in Osaka, Nara, Kyoto Held to Coincide with Expo 2025
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Osaka: Nostalgic Arcade Games a Treasure for Enthusiasts