We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 25 ...

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Osaka mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama says the ban will make city ‘safe’. Meanwhile the Osaka region is extending a ban on smoking in ...

Osaka Prefectural Police arrested a 28-year-old man on Feb. 3 on suspicion of abandoning a dismembered body found in a ...

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

Osaka is in the middle of a hotel boom leading up to the World Expo, which takes place between April and October 2025. One of ...

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more ...

Ahead of World Expo 2025, Osaka, the host and one of the biggest Japanese cities has completely banned smoking and vaping in ...