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Ahead of World Expo 2025, Osaka, the host and one of the biggest Japanese cities has completely banned smoking and vaping in ...

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

A large fire broke out in a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, ...

This Osaka Prefecture town has rejected free admission for its students to the Osaka-Kansai Expo, scheduled to open on April ...

At the new Four Seasons Hotel Osaka, there's an exclusive modern ryokan within the hotel and an enticing culinary program.

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The Japan Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka was unveiled to the media on Jan. 26, featuring a meteorite from ...

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more ...

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On January 19, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba visited the venue of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.