OSAKA—An external review released by the city government here on Jan. 30 found that improved negotiations could have slashed the 80 million yen ($517,000) cost of burying a deceased stranded whale by ...

The Japanese city is “beautifying” itself ahead of hosting the World Expo — not by planting flowers, but by banning ...

The mutilated body of a man has been found in a mountain area in the Osaka Prefecture city of Higashiosaka, police revealed ...

Ahead of World Expo 2025, Osaka, the host and one of the biggest Japanese cities has completely banned smoking and vaping in all public places. Anyone caught violating the rule will face a fine of ...

Osaka has implemented a strict smoking ban in public areas as it prepares to host Expo 2025, aiming to enhance safety, ...

Osaka mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama says the ban will make city ‘safe’. Meanwhile the Osaka region is extending a ban on smoking in ...

Osaka has taken the lead in Japan's social population growth for the second consecutive year, with foreign residents making ...

A city in Japan has banned public smoking ahead of the six-month global event, Expo 2025.According to CNN, one of the biggest ...

Police in Osaka have arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a junior high school girl at a hotel in early December. According to police, Ryo Shirai, a firefighter with the ...

Osaka has implemented a public smoking ban from January 27, ahead of hosting Expo 2025. The ban extends to roads, parks, ...

From April, the wider Osaka region will prohibit smoking in eateries with seating areas larger than 30 square meters, ...