The Japanese city is “beautifying” itself ahead of hosting the World Expo — not by planting flowers, but by banning ...

The region that is now home to Osaka was originally settled in 7,000 BCE. Now, metro Osaka is home to more than 19 million ...

As of Jan. 29, the number of advance tickets sold stood at some 7.66 million — about the half of the target number.

A transport terminal for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka is shown to the press on the artificial island of Yumeshima in ...

Tickets for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka are being resold on flea market apps and at some discount ticket stores, ...

The event is expected to provide a global platform for innovations in an effort to address issues facing humankind.

“The World Expo begins in April. We want to welcome many people from all over the world, so we want to make Osaka a city where people feel safe with smoke-free streets,” mayor Hideyuki ...

About one-third of respondents in Japan expressed interest in visiting the World Exposition in Osaka, falling far below the ...

The 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 are ...

but the fact that people who get tickets resell them reflects low expectations for the Expo." (Japanese original by Tatsuya Naganuma, Osaka City News Department; and Naomichi Senoo, Osaka Business ...

Osaka will soon host Expo 2025 ... It is also illegal for people under the age of 20 to smoke and buy tobacco. However, throughout Japan, it’s common for airports, train stations and other ...