Osaka
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Japan In FocusOsaka: 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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Japan In FocusOsaka: 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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Japan In FocusOsaka: 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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Japan In FocusHyogo: 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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Japan In FocusGenerations 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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Japan In FocusDiva 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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Japan In FocusKaizuka 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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Japan In FocusWhy ‘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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Japan In FocusOsaka: 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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Japan In FocusOsaka: YouTube star wombats wow visitors to zoo
IKEDA, Osaka — Visitors clamored to snap a picture of a wombat as he munched away on grass at his ho...
April 3, 2021
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Joruri practitioners create mascot characters to attract youth
OSAKA — Long a prosperous economic and cultural hub, Osaka is home to many traditional folk performi...
March 5, 2021
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Nostalgic Arcade Games a Treasure for Enthusiasts
OSAKA — Shinsekai, a downtown district in Naniwa Ward, Osaka, is sacred ground for fans of coin-oper...
February 26, 2021
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Osaka Bay Snaps to Life with Industrial Nighttime Scenery
OSAKA — The nighttime scenery of an industrial area on a stretch of Osaka Bay, with its illuminat...
December 11, 2020
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Osaka: Nostalgic Arcade Games a Treasure for Enthusiasts