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  Osaka-Kansai EXPO to feature large wooden ‘ring’

  OSAKA — A huge ring-shaped structure will be constructed at the venue of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo....

  August 6, 2022

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  Botanical garden art exhibit paints night in stellar colors

  Egg-shaped objects light up in a kaleidoscope of colors at Nagai Botanical Garden in Osaka City in a...

  July 31, 2022

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  Okinawa culture thrives in Osaka 100 yrs after exodus

  OSAKA — Little Okinawa in Taisho Ward, Osaka, is known as home for many people with roots in Okinawa...

  July 9, 2022

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  Russian monk in Osaka leads peace procession

  OSAKA —Buddhist monk Dmitry Volkogonov has been praying at an Osaka temple for Russia’s invasion of ...

  June 18, 2022

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  Osaka: Midosuji turning into even livelier pedestrian space

  OSAKA — A main street in central Osaka City is about to be transformed into a pedestrian space in pr...

  May 28, 2022

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  Kansai Airport to reveal new domestic area this autumn

  OSAKA — The domestic flight area of Kansai International Airport’s Terminal 1 will open this autumn ...

  May 22, 2022

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  Osaka: Crises conquered, troupe celebrates centennial with eye on future

  OSAKA — A revue company known for its spectacular song and dance performances celebrated its centenn...

  April 30, 2022

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  Osaka: Sewage plant boasts manhole cover collection

  HIGASHI-OSAKA, Osaka — An unusual facility with a front entrance that resembles a sewer pipe has rec...

  March 19, 2022

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  Osaka: Glico hits 100-year mark powered by glycogen

  OSAKA — This year marks 100 years since Ezaki Glico Co. was founded. One of Japan’s leading confecti...

  March 5, 2022

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  Hyogo: Why is Osaka Airport called Itami?

  NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo — Osaka International Airport is also known as Itami Airport, with Itami being th...

  February 26, 2022

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  Generations of dancers call Ponte Square home

  OSAKA — Young people danced to music they played on their smartphones in an outdoor atrium under a v...

  December 4, 2021

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  Diva brightening blue-collar workers’ town

  OSAKA — “Let’s make it a fun festival, everyone!” As soon as singer-songwriter Machewqoque took to ...

  October 31, 2021

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  Kaizuka hoping to become drone ‘holy land’

  KAIZUKA, Osaka — One of the highlights of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics was a light sho...

  September 12, 2021

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  Why ‘Queen of ruins’ is to be cultural asset

  KOBE — An abandoned hotel in Kobe is expected to be registered as a national cultural property. Th...

  May 15, 2021

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  Osaka: Hotel bar offers social space with folk crafts

  OSAKA — The Leach Bar at the Rihga Royal Hotel in the Nakanoshima district of Osaka has a gallery-li...

  April 17, 2021

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