Osaka Monaurail

Holland America Line's ms Volendam is set to cruise to Australia and New Zealand in early 2011 with 14- and 18-day voyages to the lands of kangaroos, kiwis, the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef and exotic Asian ports. Read More

Monday's ruling by the Osaka High Court that declared vote disparities from August's general election unconstitutional has stirred much concern within the government, the ruling coalition parties and in opposition camps. Read More

Miyavi, one of Japan's leading guitarists and an active member of the visual kei scene, was in Bangkok earlier this month for the 382 BKK Fan Meeting in the Dr Thawon Pornprapa conference room of the Siam Kolakarn Building. Read More

A slowdown in patronage to local restaurants is forcing owners to cut hours and workers. Read More

As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at the IRB TOSHIBA Junior World Championship in Japan. Read More

Osaka, Dec 28, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - Sharp Corporation will establish Sharp Corporation Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a sales subsidiary for consumer electronics and office equipment in Mexico City, United Mexican States. Read More

Two people were found dead Monday night with their bodies badly burned inside a gutted minivan on a street in Osaka, after apparently committing suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning using a charcoal stove, police said. Read More

A Bengal tiger cub takes a swipe at a wide-eyed Jersey calf during a "changing of the guard" ceremony to mark the passage from the Year of the Ox to the Year of the Tiger at Tsutenkaku tower in Osaka's Naniwa Ward. Read More

Australia Shares Rise on Oil; Japan Exporters Advance in U.S. Read More

Petition gatherers who want to make Bethel a damp community again say they have enough signatures to put the question on the ballot. Read More