The shinobi moves like silk on the night wind, perched atop a temple roof overlooking a heavily guarded castle. Below, over ...

Demand for lodgings in central Osaka is rising ahead of the Osaka Kansai Expo 2025, which opens on April 13. New hotels have been opening in succession, but with the rapid boom of foreign tourists ...

A potentially explosive level of methane gas was detected at the World Exposition venue in Osaka less than a week before the event's opening on Sunday, prompting the organizer to step up safety ...

Spring has officially arrived, and Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms, or sakura, are beginning to bloom across the country! As of April 3, 2025, the cherry blossom season has kicked off in much of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, speaking at Saturday's opening ceremony for the Osaka expo, expressed his hope that the event will help restore global unity in a world plagued by conflicts and ...