OSAKA--The Kita-Kagaya neighborhood of Suminoe Ward here is less than 30 minutes from downtown Osaka, yet it has a ...

western Japan, on April 13, 2025. ISSEI KATO / REUTERS Dotonbori is bustling in early April. The former theater and entertainment neighborhood of Osaka is overflowing with foreign visitors eager ...

Near a quiet corner of Osaka’s Tanimachi neighborhood — just a stroll away ... and it might just serve the best New York-style slice in Japan. This three-story shop is minimalist and ...

Japan spent lavishly ... is known for its cherry blossoms. In a quiet neighborhood in Osaka, a few rail stops away from the 2025 Osaka Expo site, Takahiro Moritaka, 65, runs a small restaurant ...

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