Osaka (Page 18)
61-year governmental partnership brought to a close as Osaka mayor cites lack of necessary “deep trust.”
Constantly scowling penguin is incapable of service with a smile, but he looks adorably delicious anyway.
Golgo 13 has spent his life putting bullets in people, and now you can put your life in him.
Brand-new caper for anime’s greatest thief is latest installment of Universal Cool Japan project.
Typhoon makes Kansai International’s runway indistinguishable from the ocean around the island, turns 5.7 million-pound boat into instrument of havoc.
Two Japanese cities made this year’s list of the Top Ten Most Liveable Cities in the World.
Municipalities and prefectures are hoping they can stop the dreaded red-necked longhorn beetle before they get out of hand.
Roadside largesse from complete stranger inspires others to share stories of unexpected generosity in Japan’s famously money-loving city.
Working hours at this shrimp processing and packaging plant are outlined as: “Whenever the heck you feel like it.”
Unfiltered video is like a scene from a Makoto Shinkai anime or a terrifying horror movie, depending on your perspective.
New VR Zone attraction lets you take on Godzilla in an attack chopper… Good luck with that.
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