Residential fire kills 2 in Japan’s Osaka

A fire broke out in a wooden two-story apartment building early Sunday in Nishinari Ward of Japan's Osaka, leaving two dead, local media reported. A resident alerted the fire department just before 5 ... ( read original story ...)

Some standout pavilions at 2025 World Expo Osaka

Under the theme of sustainability and scientific advancement, the pavilion's most distinctive feature will be the "Makun," or mantle, a textile piece crafted by 200 weavers from Mapuche communities in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Deepening Population Crisis Breaks 125-Year Record

Japan's population has dwindled for 15 consecutive years, as fewer people marry and have children. About 30 percent of Japanese are now 65 or older, compounding the demographic challenge and dragging on Asia's second-largest economy as it pulls itself out of a decades-long slump. ( read original story ...)