An urban oasis in Osaka and home to the Main Tower of Osaka-jo Castle. Together with plum trees and cherry trees, the park provides scenic beauty unique to each season. Osaka Castle Park covers an ...

"If buildings could speak," as a filmmaker once mused, then Osaka's cityscape might sound loud, vibrant, and slightly rough ...

Mary Jo (Mumford) Castle, 71, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on April 7, 2025. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are in the care of Flanner Buchanan ...

He meets the spirited and sometimes flamboyant residents. The journey fittingly starts at the Osaka Castle, which was founded by warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi who was known for his flamboyant ...

Days before the official opening ceremony of the Expo 2025 in Osaka, on April 13, the final push is on to make sure a mammoth event that brings together 158 countries and regions from around the ...

OSAKA -- Over the last two years, Hironori Momose has watched the reshaping of Osaka's skyline from his office overlooking the north end of the city's main train station. A former rail yard is now ...

Shannon Osaka is a climate reporter covering policy, culture, and science for The Washington Post. She came to The Post after two and a half years at the nonprofit environment journalism outlet ...

The third time was the charm for Lucia Bronzetti against Naomi Osaka on Tuesday at the Mutua Madrid Open, as the Italian earned her first-ever win against the former World No. 1 in the first round of ...

TOKYO -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)'s Blue Impulse aerobatics team will fly above several landmarks in Osaka Prefecture before showcasing a performance flight above the Osaka Expo venue ...

With less than a week to go until the Expo 2025 Osaka opens its doors, Korean and Japanese officials on Tuesday highlighted the international event as a key opportunity to expand bilateral tourism and ...

The only thing brighter than Myaku Myaku's smile was the springtime Osaka sun as the 2025 World Expo opened its doors to members of the media and other invited guests on Wednesday on the human ...

The Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan venue with the giant wooden roof called the "Grand Ring" is seen on Yumeshima island in Osaka's Konohana Ward in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun ...