https://www.alojapan.com/1230748/metro-station-for-mgm-osaka-opens-ahead-of-expo-2025/ Metro station for MGM Osaka opens ahead of Expo 2025 #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 An Osaka metro railway station that will serve MGM Osaka, Japan’s first integrated resort (IR) with casino, opened on Sunday, more than five years before the complex itself is due to launch. Yumeshima Station links the rest of that Japanese metropolis to the artificial island in Osaka Bay where the under-development JPY1.27-trillion (US$8.14-billion currently) M…

https://www.alojapan.com/1230692/umekita-redevelopment-how-orix-is-helping-to-renew-the-heart-of-osaka/ Umekita Redevelopment: How ORIX is helping to renew the heart of Osaka #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 South Park, GRAND GREEN OSAKA Osaka’s city center is going big and going green. This September marked the opening of the first phase of GRAND GREEN OSAKA, a massive urban redevelopment project centered on the Umekita district just north of Japan Railway’s ‘Osaka Station’, the largest terminal in western Japan. ORIX Group is one of …

https://www.alojapan.com/1230643/is-osaka-the-best-place-to-live-in-japan/ Is Osaka the best place to live in Japan? #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 Osaka is often dubbed Japan’s “second city” and is unlikely ever to be number one. It lacks Tokyo’s distinguished position as Japan’s capital city, and Osaka’s population of 2.7 million inhabitants poses no threat to Tokyo’s enormous population of 13.5 million people. Osaka’s image is also grittier and more chaotic than that of the systematic, refined capital. …

https://www.alojapan.com/1230593/from-florence-to-osaka-guccis-newest-concept-bar-oozes-style/ From Florence to Osaka, Gucci’s newest concept bar oozes style #bars #cocktails #gucci #GucciGiardinoOsaka #GucciOsteriaTokyo #LuxuryGoods #Osaka #OsakaTopics #Umeda #大阪 #大阪府 Osaka – Spring green carpets and plush couchettes fill Gucci’s dazzling new boutique in Osaka’s Umeda district, where bright lighting shows off the luxury brand’s latest collections. But after passing through an unmarked white door nearly invisible against the back wall…

https://www.alojapan.com/1230541/edgeconnex-enters-japan-with-140mw-osaka-data-centre/ EdgeConneX Enters Japan With 140MW Osaka Data Centre #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 A Kagoya Japan data centre at Keihanna Science City near Osaka EdgeConneX on Monday announced its first data centre project in Japan, with the hyperscale specialist set to develop a Greater Osaka facility with a capacity in excess of 140 megawatts when complete. The platform backed by Swedish private equity firm EQT is teaming with …

https://www.alojapan.com/1230495/osaka-gas-plans-to-boost-sales-of-city-gas-in-india-tenfold/ Osaka Gas plans to boost sales of city gas in India tenfold #emissions #environment #gas #India #INDIAJAPANRELATIONS #Osaka #OsakaGas #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 Chennai – Osaka Gas plans to increase its city gas sales in India by 2030 to around 10 times the current level, to about 3.5 billion cubic meters, as the world’s most populous country tries to cut greenhouse gas emissions, company officials have said. The move by the Japanese company comes…

https://www.alojapan.com/1230434/osaka-expos-ticket-sales-flop-will-japans-futuristic-fair-be-a-financial-failure/ Osaka Expo’s ticket sales flop: will Japan’s futuristic fair be a financial failure? #2020TokyoOlympics #argentina #AshleyHarvey #CoronavirusPandemic #CostOverruns #ElSalvador #Greece #HirofumiYoshimura #Japan #Nagano #Osaka #OsakaBay #OsakaTopics #PrimeMinisterShigeruIshiba #RugbyWorldCup #Russia #大阪 #大阪府 The coming World Expo in Osaka, touted as a grand exhibition of futuristic culture, has struggled to attract visitors, with poor ticket sa…

https://www.alojapan.com/1230382/osaka-inspired-by-zhangs-run-to-beijing-quarters/ Osaka inspired by Zhang’s run to Beijing quarters #Osaka #OsakaTopics #text #大阪 #大阪府 BEIJING — Naomi Osaka flashed a bright smile when Zhang Shuai’s name came up. Osaka had just tallied three consecutive wins for the first time in over four months to move into the China Open Round of 16. She knows a little bit about how quickly a player can get red-hot. She also knows a …

https://www.alojapan.com/1230333/japan-pavilion-to-exhibit-mars-meteorite-at-osaka-expo/ Japan pavilion to exhibit Mars meteorite at Osaka Expo #2025OsakaExpo #JAXA #Mars #METEORITES #Osaka #OsakaTopics #space #大阪 #大阪府 The government plans to exhibit one of the world’s biggest meteorites from Mars at its pavilion at this year’s World Exposition in the city of Osaka, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. The meteorite, collected by a Japanese Antarctic research expedition in 2000, will be shown to the public for the firs…

https://www.alojapan.com/1230269/osaka-diamond-routes-evtol-skydrive-osaka-metro/ Osaka Diamond Routes eVTOL SkyDrive Osaka Metro #AirTransportServices #EVTOLNetwork #KansaiRegionTransportation #MobilityAsAService #Osaka #OsakaDiamondRoutes #OsakaMetro #OsakaTopics #OsakaTourism #SkyDriveInc #UrbanAirMobility #VertiportLocations #大阪 #大阪府 “Osaka Diamond Routes” to Offer Scenic Air Travel and Enhanced Urban Mobility SkyDrive Inc. and Osaka Metro Co., Ltd. have revealed plans for the “Osaka Diamond Routes,” a future eVTOL net…

https://www.alojapan.com/1230216/massive-life-size-gundam-statue-revealed-for-the-osaka-expo/ Massive ‘Life-Size’ Gundam Statue Revealed for the Osaka Expo #BandaiNamco #culture #Editor'sPick #Gundam #Osaka #OsakaKansaiExpo #OsakaTopics #space #tech #technology #大阪 #大阪府 このページを 日本語 で読む On October 23, Bandai Namco Holdings (HD) gave a press preview of the assembly of a life-sized Gundam statue’s head. Bandai is set to showcase a pavilion inspired by the world of the popular anime Mobile Suit Gundam at the 2025 Osaka-Kan…

https://www.alojapan.com/?p=1230170 AXA reveals its contribution to the France Pavilion at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 AXA Group presented its contribution to the France Pavilion at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka during a ceremony at the Cité de l’Architecture in Paris on February 4, 2025. The theme of the pavilion is Love: a unique work that will immerse the audience in a singular universe, where the electronic music of Rone …

https://www.alojapan.com/1230120/osaka-eviction-of-homeless-from-former-welfare-center-sparks-protest/ Osaka eviction of homeless from former welfare center sparks protest #homeless #JapaneseCourts #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 Supporters of homeless individuals clashed with police and court officials enforcing an eviction order Sunday at a former labor welfare center in the Airin district of the city of Osaka’s Nishinari Ward. The enforcement began at around 7 a.m., with Osaka District Court officials instructing individuals camping around the…

https://www.alojapan.com/1230068/japan-plans-conveyor-belt-road-linking-tokyo-and-osaka-amid-delivery-driver-shortage-japan/ Japan plans ‘conveyor belt road’ linking Tokyo and Osaka amid delivery driver shortage | Japan #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 Six decades after the bullet train first whisked passengers between Tokyo and Osaka, authorities in Japan are planning to do the same for cargo, with the construction of a “conveyor belt road”. The automated cargo transport corridor, which will connect the capital with Osaka, 320 miles (515km) away, is seen as part of th…

https://www.alojapan.com/1230010/former-chief-prosecutor-of-osaka-to-plead-not-guilty-over-rape-in-shift/ Former chief prosecutor of Osaka to plead not guilty over rape in shift #JapaneseCourts #JapanesePolice #Osaka #OsakaTopics #rapé #SexCrimes #大阪 #大阪府 Kentaro Kitagawa, former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, will plead not guilty of raping a female prosecutor while in office in September 2018, his lawyer said Tuesday. During his first trial hearing in October, Kitagawa, 65, said he would not contest the allegation, expres…

https://www.alojapan.com/1229964/blackstone-buying-nest-hotel-shinsaibashi-in-osaka/ Blackstone Buying Nest Hotel Shinsaibashi in Osaka #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 The Nest Hotel Osaka Shinsaibashi is located in the city’s Chuo ward US fund management giant Blackstone has agreed to acquire a budget hostelry in Osaka, adding to its cache of Japanese hospitality properties. The Manhattan-based firm late last week revealed that it has agreed to buy a Nest Hotel in Osaka as part of …

https://www.alojapan.com/1229914/onosato-abi-beaten-as-high-rankers-endure-slow-starts-in-osaka/ Onosato, Abi beaten as high-rankers endure slow starts in Osaka #JapanSumo #Osaka #OsakaTopics #sumo #SumoAbi #SumoInJapan #SumoJapan #SumoOnosato #SumoWrestling #WrestlingSumo #大阪 #大阪府 Ozeki Onosato and komusubi Abi lost their first bouts at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, leaving two rank-and-filers as the only unbeaten wrestlers after four days. Ozeki Onosato (R) loses to Wakamotoharu during the fourth day of the Spring Gran…

https://www.alojapan.com/1229867/out-on-the-town-in-osaka-with-velma-belle/ Out on the town in Osaka with Velma Belle #Categories:LGBTQ+ #LGBTQ #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Velma has been living and performing in Osaka for more than eight years. Part of All Star Saloon, a troupe of entertainers that host nights where ‘gender, sexuality, age and race are no longer important’, Velma is a born entertainer. Who better then to guide us through the most …

https://www.alojapan.com/1229814/bjorn-heibergs-favorite-restaurants-in-osaka/ Bjorn Heiberg’s Favorite Restaurants in Osaka #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 Editor’s Note: In the latest installment of our recurring First Stop feature, we asked knife manufacturer and specialist Bjorn Heiberg to share the first bite he goes for when he gets back home to Osaka. Born in Canada and raised in Denmark, Heiberg has been living for the last 32 years in Osaka, where he …

https://www.alojapan.com/1229746/kotatsu-in-the-sky-returns-to-the-osaka-wheel-japans-tallest-ferris-wheel-2/ Kotatsu in the Sky returns to the Osaka Wheel, Japan’s tallest Ferris wheel #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 Visitors to Osaka over the winter should book this special service to experience the warmth and coziness of the Japanese kotatsu with stunning views. Last year, 13,000 people experienced the simultaneous thrill and comfort of the Kotatsu in the Sky ride. This special wintertime service has now returned from last year at the Osaka Ferris