Sparrows and a host of other creatures are vanishing in Japan as development and changing farm practices harm a delicate ...

And as the geopolitical landscape shifts, events such as Expo 2025 Osaka remain an essential tool for soft power, allowing nations to project influence and attract both talent and investment. In an ...

OSAKA--As a symbol, the massive Tower of the ... 70-meter-high tower as showcasing its “value as part of the cultural landscape.” Hailed as a masterpiece, the structure was created by famed ...

Nose Town is located about 30 kilometers north of central Osaka. With terraced rice fields and villages surrounded by groves of trees, the satoyama landscape from long ago is interwoven with the ...

The pavilion features art by Naomi Kawase, Melanie Laurent, Hiro Chiba and Mariko Mori, while Toshiya Ogino did the ...

Osaka officials are considering doubling down ... could negatively impact the expo due to noise and disruption to the landscape. They have called for the work to be paused during the event.