OSAKA—A ceiling collapse during firefighting efforts at the Aug. 18 blaze in the downtown Dotonbori district apparently ...

Police and fire department officials began an on-site investigation on Tuesday into a deadly fire that broke out the previous ...

Osaka, located in Kansai Prefecture, is known as the "Kitchen of Japan" and is the country's best food destination. Here's ...

"Jizobon," which dates back to the Edo Period from the 17th through 19th centuries, has mainly been passed down in the Kansai ...

The fire department has been working to put out the fire and said there is no concern that it will spread any further.

I can’t read a word of kanji but there’s more than one way to decipher the Japanese character and, perhaps, no more so than ...

Two firefighters who died after two buildings caught fire in the city of Osaka on Monday were apparently trapped on the sixth ...

The long-suffering transit hub for former imperial capital Kyoto (1), Japan’s second city Osaka is finally having its moment in the spotlight as more than just a fun night out (although what a ...