OSAKA--The Kita-Kagaya neighborhood of Suminoe ... However, the neighborhood later became known as an “art town” through the efforts of Chishima Real Estate Co. Founded 110 years ago, the ...

In Asian countries, New Towns (NTs) have a design gap between theory and practice from the viewpoint of self-containment. In ...

OSAKA—An eviction order was carried out in Osaka’s Kamagasaki district, the largest town for day laborers in Japan, eliciting angry cries of protests and desperate expressions of helplessness.

In a first for Japan, the Osaka prefectural government will ban people 65 and older from using ATMs while speaking on mobile phones to try to prevent "special fraud" schemes that frequently target ...

"If buildings could speak," as a filmmaker once mused, then Osaka's cityscape might sound loud, vibrant, and slightly rough around the edges—yet somehow neatly composed. Much like the city ...

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 ...

As the World Expo opens in Osaka, the new Waldorf Astoria Osaka is setting a new standard in the Japanese city best known for its food and laid-back culture but not its luxury hotels. Until now.