Two and twenty at Osaka

Advertising The G-20 came into being in the midst of a financial crisis. It meets over the next two days in Osaka, Japan, in the midst of a crisis in world trade. In its early years, the G-20 shied ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka: Japanese heartland in world spotlight

Officials muttered into mobile phones, checking their tallies of votes — then the room erupted as the news came through: Osaka had won the right to host the 2025 World Expo. Japan’s second city, ... ( read original story ...)