You think you know the ground beneath your feet? You navigate the same streets day in and day out, believing in their ...

OSAKA -- Minami, a busy entertainment area in Osaka, is full of tourists from Japan and other countries. But the area now faces problems with too much･･･ ...

From Osaka Castle to Expo '70 Park, here are Osaka's best sakura events and illuminations celebrating the arrival of spring ...

This video follows a rare attempt to enter Osaka’s underground street racing world, where tight-knit drivers, modified compact cars, and unwritten rules shape a scene built on risk and secrecy. It ...

Osaka's nickname, "Japan's Kitchen," comes from its Edo-era food trade and its vibrant street-food scene today.

OSAKA -- Minami, one of Japan's leading entertainment districts, is bustling with domestic and international tourists, but in ...

I live in Japan and have traveled beyond the popular tourist stops like Tokyo and Osaka. Some of my favorite day trips are ...

Japanese authorities were investigating today how a large steel cylinder suddenly emerged from the ground during sewer construction work and rose to the ...

A gigantic steel pipe with a diameter of about 3.5 meters was found shooting from a street in central Osaka's bustling ...

After a Chinese citizen was reportedly attacked by unidentified individuals on the streets of Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, and a backpack containing 5 million yen ($32,000) in cash was robbed on Wednesday, ...

What I didn’t expect was that the hardest thing to hear in Osaka wasn’t the music, but the unspoken rules in the air — what the Japanese call kuuki wo yomu, “reading the air.” Not speaking the ...

The pipe, with a diameter of 11.5 feet, towered as high as 42 feet at one point, according to the Osaka construction ...