A total of 16 foreign hotel brands opened in Kansai in 2024, including new properties and rebrands -- the most ever for a single year, according to Osaka-based think tank Asia Pacific Institute of ...

From April, the wider Osaka region will prohibit smoking in restaurants with seating areas larger than 30 square metres (320 sq ft), although lighting up in a separate space, such as a smoking ...

March in Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai region is packed with exciting events, from popular anime and character-themed ...

From April, the wider Osaka region will prohibit smoking in eateries with seating areas larger than 30 square meters, although lighting up in a separate space, such as a smoking room, is allowed.

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more visitor-friendly ahead of this year's World Expo. Around 160 countries and regions ...

OSAKA -- Hotels in Osaka are more affordable than in Tokyo, in part because there are fewer international names in western ...

The estimated spending related to the expo was based on the assumption that 28 million people will visit the event through ...

The sum allocated by the Rome Chamber of Commerce for the Expo Osaka 2025 Call for Proposals is €350,000, aimed at micro, ...

The newest museum on the island of Nakanoshima took almost 40 years to complete. It was first conceived in 1983, with a proposal to set up an art institution to ...

Konbu kelp, an essential ingredient in Osaka cuisine and an integral component of Japanese food culture for millennia, is ...