Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has requested Osaka Metro Co. to extend subway operating hours later into the night. “I believe there is a strong demand for the nighttime economy,” Yoshimura ...

OSAKA--Huge crowds gathered for one of the most spectacular summer events of the Kansai region, the Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival, that was held here Aug. 27 after a two-year hiatus due to ...