Osaka has been one of Japan’s thriving centers of culture and trade. Its strategic location between the calm harbors of Osaka ...

Make sure to change trains at Kawato station, then alight at Izumo Taisha-Mae. Get a fresh start in the merchant district One of the deities venerated at Umi Shrine is Kotosakano’o-no-Mikoto, who ...

For the first time in three years, the tennis world will see Naomi Osaka in the third round of a Grand Slam. The two-time Australian Open champion advanced to the third round of the tournament on ...

Located in the modern Shin-Umeda development, 500 meters southwest of Osaka Station, this hotel is the acknowledged leader in the area. There is an underground walkway directly from the hotel to ...

Naomi Osaka retired during her third round match at the Australian Open due to an abdominal injury. / IMAGO / Xinhua The 2025 Australian Open has been full of exciting moments and uplifting stories.

For 100 years, the East-West Shrine Bowl has been the showcase for college all-stars looking to take their talent to the next level. Current NFL stars such as Zay Flowers, Brock Purdy, and Kobie ...

Naomi Osaka, ranked just No. 51 in the world after a disappointing 2024 season, shook off a slow start en route to a second-round upset win in the Australian Open on Wednesday. Osaka rallied past ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The nativity scene inside the National Shrine of St. John Neumann in Northern Liberties has been a fixture every Christmas season for the past several decades. Church ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — For Naomi Osaka, this journey to the other side of the world is starting to become a rollercoaster ride for the ages. The new year had all started so right, with a run to ...

TOKYO – A large fire broke out at a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, local TV footage showed on Jan 21. The fire broke out on the ...

Twelve months after Naomi Osaka had her return to the Grand Slam stage following maternity leave halted in the first round of the Australian Open by Caroline Garcia, the former World No.1 took her ...