If you want a single word that captures Osaka’s approach to food, try kuiadore – eat until you’re broke. Yes, Tokyo has more ...

As the capital of Japan’s Kansai region, Osaka has much to offer its 2.6 million residents, from a rich history to Blade Runner cityscapes, not to mention countless culinary offerings that have ...

Enjoy Japanese-Italian cocktails, a 30-year-old vintage sake and a negroni trolley at the new Gucci Giardino in Umeda ...

There are plenty of great places to buy souvenirs around Osaka Station. So many, in fact, you might find the selection a bit overwhelming! If you’re having diffiuculty making up your mind, a ...

As any local will tell you, Osaka is proudly different. Japan’s third biggest city has a reputation for being fun-loving and ...

A ticket gate is seen at Hanshin Electric Railway's Umeda Station in the city of Osaka on May 6, 2019. (Mainichi/Naoto Ishikawa) OSAKA -- Hankyu Corp. and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. announced on ...

OSAKA -- Giant mushroomlike structures loom in the city lights in front of JR Osaka Station as the sun goes down. At first glance it may be difficult to tell what they are: air intake towers for the ...

Trains in Osaka are becoming complicated lines that line up with New York, Paris, Tokyo, etc. Hus which is often confused by transfers and the like. Especially since the ticket gate and the home often ...

Ease of getting around can make a big difference to any visitor’s trip to Osaka, with its numerous attractions and cheap, tasty eats. As the Osaka Amazing Pass offers unlimited subway and bus rides, ...

If you plan to party past midnight on New Year’s Day, make sure to arrange alternative transport ...

OSAKA—The Osaka municipal government will start to ban smoking on all public streeets across the city on Jan. 27 next year, Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama said Nov. 12. Yokoyama announced the starting date ...