The cheapest option is capsule hotels, found near the major train stations .Capsule Inn Osaka. 9-5 Doyamamachi, Kita-ku (in the Higashi-Hankyu shopping arcade off Namba station).Tel. 06-6314-2100, Fax 06-6314-1281.Japan’s first capsule hotel (opened 1977) is still open for business, happy to accommodate foreigners with some semblance of a clue and a steal at ¥1600 for a night. Typical Japane
Osaka is the main metropolis of the Kansai region, and its inhabitants exhibit a strong rivalry towards the Kanto region. Like Tokyo, Osaka is best thought of as a group of cities that have grown together.Getting thereBy planeThe main international gateway to Osaka is Kansai International Airport, covered in a separate article. Domestic flights, however, mostly arrive at Osaka’s northern Itami
The Bay Area provides a striking contrast to the bustling, crowded, downtown areas like Umeda, Namba and Tennoji. Cosmosquare, Tempozan and the Universal Studios area were all developed recently and are home to modern office towers, luxury hotels and a plethora of tourist attractions and shopping malls. The immensely popular Universal Studios Japan [USJ], with its movie-related shows and rides, is
Reasons why you should drop by Osaka Castle when you’re in Osaka. It’s a beautiful architecture that will make perfect postcards It is rich with history and knowledge is power It’s situated right in the middle of the city like a protuding sore thumb but a sore sight it is not Osaka Castle is a museum filled with historical facts The observation deck on the highest floors gives you a fant
OkunoinMount Koya (??? K?ya-san) is a mountain in Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka. It is the center of Shingon Buddhism - a buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (aka Kukai), one of the most significant personalities in Japan’s religious history. There are over 100 buddhist temples standing in Mount Koya area. And one of the main attractions there is staying
Author : Justin EllisAs behooves a dynamic metropolis, Osaka knows its drink. And long before the advent of the Irish pub there was The Leach Bar. A 1960s homage to Japanese folk craft, The Leach eschews wainscot for brick and bamboo. In collaboration with craftsmen Kawai Kanjiro and Serizawa Keisuke, the famed British potter Bernard Leach created this interpretation of an English "cottage b
主要８か国（Ｇ８）財務相会合Finance ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations are meeting in Osaka to discuss many issues. Among them are the cost of oil, the food crisis, and the environment.Local police are out in high numbers. In addition to the threat of terror, the recent knife attack in Tokyo's Akihabara has all on high alert.Garbage cans throughout the city have
FOUR STORIES JAPAN’S SUMMER 08 SEASON OPENING IN OSAKA ON JUNE 5Acclaimed expat literary series from the US comes again to Japan for the summerOSAKA, JAPAN, May 22, 2008—The acclaimed literary series Four Stories, which runs in Boston (USA), Osaka, and Tokyo, kicks off its summer 2008 season on June 15 in Osaka, with readings from the following published authors:* Hans Brinckmann, Dutch-born e
As tricampeãs mundiais Juliana e Larissa conquistaram neste domingo a medalha de ouro da etapa de Osaka, a quarta do Circuito Mundial de vôlei de praia. A feito das brasileiras foi marcado pela superação, já que elas vieram da repescagem para disputar o título contra as chinesas Jia Tian e Jie Wang. A vitória brasuca foi por 2 sets a 0, com parciais d
This Pack is from Japan’s Nike. It has 4 Dunks. Each Dunk has been designed to refer to a famous landmark or feature of the city that is represented. All their colors are customized to reflect the special traits of the cities. They all look good and this range aims to capture every taste. The [...]
Nike has unveiled a four pack of Dunk Highs that honor the various traditions and symbols of Japan. Basketball players, skaters and sneaker fans can honor Osaka with the pair of Nike Dunks shown above. This red/blue/white colorway is all over the place in terms of design aesthetic with mixed results.
I love the red octopus [...]
With the upcoming crucial games against Gamba Osaka for Melbourne Victory in the Asian Champions League I decided to find out more about our opposition. So thanks to Mike Tuckerman, an Australian who lives in Japan and a mad Shimizu S-Pulse fan, who has provided some insight into Gamba Osaka. His blog is also worth checking out if you are a fan of the J-League as well.1. How would you describe Gamba Osaka's style of play? What are their strengths and weaknesses? For the past few years Gamba have been renowned as one of the most attacking sides in Japanese football. Certainly Akira Nishino is a coach who prefers free-flowing, attractive football and he has fielded a 4-3-3 formation for Gamba's last couple of league games. The problem for the Osakans is confidence. That attacking style hasn'
Japan is a nation of old and new; while the locals adhere to hundred year old laws and traditions, revolutionary inventions are being cooked up within the massive buildings scattered across the country. If you're on your way to Osaka Japan for some business, let Osakacityguide.com take you for an online tour first.
The image gallery of the website possesses little treasures that visitors themselves took of their visit to the country. The Yellow Pages section of the website is truly helpful in finding out local phone numbers of hotels, restaurants and nightclubs. If you wish to avail of an actual tour of the city, Osakacityguide.com can help you, too. More information about this wonderful city can be found at the website.
Four Stories Japan Winter Season Opening Night in Osaka!Four Stories returns to Japan on December 16th. We are back in Osaka and have a great lineup.FEATURING prose readings from:* Jane Joritz-Nakagawa, author of Skin Museum and Aquiline; poet, essayist and associate professor at a national university in Japan, whose work has been featured in New American Writing, ACM, Tinfish, 580 Split, Otoliths, One Less, and numerous other literary journals, anthologies and zines.* Chris Page, editor of Kansai Scene magazine; author of the novel Weed; and writer of short stories and articles in The London Magazine, The London News Review, and more.* Tracy Slater, Four Stories Boston and Four Stories Japan founder; teacher of writing and literature in Boston University's Prison Education Program; author of essays in or forthcom
Primeiro título da equipe de Osaka, que em 2005 tinha sido vice-campeã, perdendo nos pênaltis para o JEF United.O Gamba Osaka, do atacante Magno Alves, do apoiador Baré e do lateral Sidiclei, é o campeão da Copa Nabisco (J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup), a Copa da Liga Japonesa, equivalente à Copa da Liga de países como Inglaterra e França. Atualmente, disputam o torneio apenas as 18 equipes da primeira divisão da J-League.A equipe derrotou o Kawasaki Frontale, por 1 a 0, neste domingo, no Estádio Nacional de Tóquio. O gol do título foi marcado por Yasuda, aos 10 minutos do segundo tempo.Para Magno Alves, ex-Fluminense, este foi seu primeiro título no Japão:- É uma emoção muito grande conquistar um título dessa importância, porque é difícil se adaptar a uma cultura tão diferente e ser campeão fora do nosso país. Em 2003 fui campeão coreano e agora poso comemorar o título da Copa Nabsco. Divido essa felicidade com minha família, que sempre me acompanha e me ap
The Osaka Aquarium is without a doubt one of the best aquariums I have ever seen. The location on Osaka Bay is stunning. Even without the aquarium it would be a great place to watch ships coming and going. Just next to the aquarium an antique looking ship named Santa Maria takes tourists on sightseeing trips around the bay. Also, there is another Ferris Wheel nearby. The Japanese must love Ferris Wheels. I have seen more of them around the bay when I am flying and one is under construction near my hotel. The aquarium itself was awesome. I spent quite awhile going through it. There was a lot to see, with marine life from around the world. I took a lot of good video and pictures with my camera. Check this one out.
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The urban equivalent of the Elephant Man, OSAKA, Japan’s third largest city after Tokyo and Yokohama, yearns to be loved despite its ugliness. It may well lack the pockets of beauty and refinement found in nearby Kyoto , but beyond the unrelenting concrete cityscape, Osaka is a vibrant metropolis, inhabited by famously easy-going citizens with a taste for the good things in life.
The handsomely renovated castle, Osaka-jo, dominates Osaka’s heart just as it did centuries ago, while the venerable Shitenno-ji and Sumiyoshi Taisha hark back to the city’s past importance as a religious centre. In contrast, bizarre modern buildings, such as the spaceship-like Osaka Dome sports stadium and the fantastic aquarium at the Tempozan Harbour Village, thrust forth from the urban sprawl like shiny gems; they have recently been joined by a large-scale theme park, Universal Studios Japan.
But what is really special about Osaka is its people, who speak one of Japan’s more earth
Craig Mottram was one of the "hot" (excuse the pun) favourites for the Men's 5000m final at the recent IAAF World Championships in Athletics. As we all know by now, he finished 13th out of a field of 14, who ran the race in the slowest time in Championship history! Hardly the performance of a pre-race favourite.In the immediate aftermath of that race, Mottram was reported as "struggling to find the reasons", saying only that he was "gutted". A week has now passed, and Mottram's coach is suggesting that it was Mottram's failure to adapt to the heat that was responsible for the disastrous performance.Nic Bideau, who has coached Mottram for eight years, was of the opinion that Mottram should have finished second at worst in that race. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, he stated that "He just couldn't run. He didn't deal with the conditions well."Apparently, Mottram did not travel to Osaka in the weeks leading up to the race to adapt to the hotter conditions. In a p
Ecco Traffie la mascotte dei mondiali di Osaka...mai vista? Non preoccupatevi la maggior parte degli italiani non la conoscono e la colpa credo sia stata in parte della RAI. Perché capisco che l'Italia non abbia presentato una squadra molto competitiva, però un minimo di attenzione in più potevano darla a questi mondiali, certo non magari come avrebbe fatto la Fininvest, che se avesse avuto i diritti ce l'avrebbe spacciato come l'evento del secolo, però insomma mamma RAI poteva fare di meglio. E' anche vero che il mondo è affetto dalla "febbre" delle olimpiadi del 2008 (di cui inizierò presto a parlare!) quindi Osaka è passata in secondo piano. Bene chiusa la parentesi polemica possiamo fare il punto su questi mondiali visto che ormai si sono conclusi il 2 di settembre. Come forse sapete la nostra nazionale ha totalizzato solo ben tre medaglie, due argenti e un bronzo. Le due medaglie d'argento sono arrivate dal salto in lungo maschile, grazie ad Howe, e dal salto in alto f
Voglio la stessa droga che usa la mamma di Howe... assolutamente!!!Il salto è stato effettivamente un exploit (per al cronaca, è giunto secondo ai CM di Osaka, battuto dal 8,57m di Saladino), e posso quindi comprendere la sua esultanza alla Hulk Hogan, ma la madre che striscia per le scale dopo aver fatto la scena della spiritata che nemmeno nelle peggiori telenovele sudamericane...boh... mi lascia perplesso. Secondo me ha mangiato peyote come fosse del pop corn durante la gara... clicca sull'immagine e godi con la mamma di Howe (non è voluta)
Una noticia que causó asombro fue la espectacular caída y golpe que sufrió un atleta en el rostro cuando se disputaban los 3000 metros con obstáculos. Se trata del austríaco Günther Weidlinger, que ayer se encontraba fuera de peligro, quien tropezara extrañamente con la propia pista y se fuera de cara contra el obstáculo más próximo a la línea de meta apenas iniciada la primera serie de los 3.000 metros obstáculos. Ustedes podrán ver en el siguiente video cómo el austríaco impacta contra el travesaño de madera y cayó al suelo inconsciente, sangrando abundantemente por la boca y por un oído. Fue atendido en la misma pista del Nagai Stadium, que enmudeció, temiéndose lo peor. Pero todo está bien según dijo el propio médico de la selección austríaca "Ha recuperado el conocimiento y se puede comunicar claramente", declaró. Al atleta se le aplicaron puntos en la cara y en la boca, pero no se le apreciaron lesiones en las cervicales, como se temió en un principio.
E già Osaka questa sconosciuta...almeno per me che non ho visto praticamente nulla dei mondiali di atletica che si stanno svolgendo nella città nipponica, vuoi per il fuso orario, vuoi per gli impegni universitari, vuoi (soprattutto) per la scarsa attenzione che i media stanno dando alla manifestazione. Bene che dire, fino ad ora l'Italia sta facendo una magra figura, ad oggi nel tabellone non è ancora presente, possiamo sperare forse nel saltatore di lungo Howe che ha conquistato la finale. Intanto le due gare per me (e forse non solo per me) più importanti si sono svolte. Parlo della maratona e dei 100m piani maschili. La prima gara espressione di resistenza, forza di volontà, lotta psicologica e sogno di tutti i fondisti, la seconda massimo esempio di potenza allo stato puro, di supremazia, forse la gara più attesa di tutte, la gara che decreta il più veloce del mondo. Partiamo da quest'ultima, tanto attesa per i suoi protagonisti, il gimaicano Tyson Gay e lo statunitense
世界陸上大阪Running from August 24 until September 2nd, the annual track and field world championships are now taking place in Osaka. Japan is playing host for the second time, the first being in Tokyo in 1991. This is the premier track and field event in the run up to next summer’s Beijing Olympic games.Conditions should be similar, too, which is one of many reasons the best have come to Osaka in late August. Because of the heat, events are being held in the early morning hours and then at night.In early events, Tyson Gay took honors in the men’s 100 meter dash, coming from behind to defeat Asafa Powell and Derrick Atkins. In the women’s 100, 47-year-old wonder Merlene Ottey may finally have lost in her race against age itself. She is the most decorated athlete in world championship history. However, in spite of a poor showing in Osaka, she says that she still plans on training for and participating in the Olympics.The home side has yet to win a medal. One of Japan’s sho
The 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2007 have started in Osaka Japan and already Jamaica has been up front and getting lots of attention. Athletes such as Asafa Powell and Danny McFarlane have already started to kick up a media buzz after just the first day. Osaka Japan is a whopping 14 hours ahead of Kingston Jamaica so while I am watching reruns todays action the sun is already rising on the second day in Japan. Im chronologically confused just blogging about it so for now Ill just work with Jamaica time ^_^. Tomorrow will be even bigger than today with more on track Jamaica action especially from the ladies .I cant wait.
To check out some of the top Jamaican athletes who are expected to be in the top finishers in the championships check out my previous post on the games.
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Please join us for our last Summer '07 Japan event, in Osaka on July 29, "Living on the Edge: Tales of tempting fate, taking risks, and breaking boundaries," and see why the Japan Times reports that "Four Stories has helped make Osaka the new Kyoto"!FEATURING prose readings from:* Tom Bradley, author of seven novels, including Acting Alone (Browntrout Books, San Francisco), Fission Among the Fanatics (Spuyten Duyvil Books, NYC) and Lemur (Raw Dog Screaming Press); Essayist with pieces in Salon.com, Poets & Writers Magazine, and elsewhere.* Daniel Davis, writer for Kansai Scene magazine* Johannes Schonherr, author Trashfilm Roadshows: Off the Beaten Track With Subversive Movies (Headpress, 2002) and Permanent State of War: A Short History of North Korean Cinema, from the anthology Film Out of Bounds (McFarland, July 2007); and freelance writer living in Beppu, Kyushu* Tracy Slater, Four Stories Boston and Four Stories Japan founder; teacher of writing and literature in Boston U
関西国際映画祭大阪The first Kansai International Film Festival (KIFF) will take place this August in Osaka. On the weekend of the 24th-26th, a lineup of thirty-two “Japanese Films Made by Foreigners!” will be shown at Planet Station in Morinomiya.The film categories include: Documentary, Culture-Clash, Experimental, The Dark Side, Wabi-Sabi ("Japanese" films), and more. The directors come from ten different countries, and will no doubt present a view of Japan quite different from that in the mainstream Japanese media.Films will be shown on each day from 12 – 9 pm, and admission is free.KIFF organizer Darryl Knickrehm will be one of the featured filmmakers. His work Rodosha will be shown twice. Other featured works include Reggie Life’s Doubles, Junko Kajino and Ed Koziarski’s Homesick Blues, Rachael Lucas’s Bondi Tsunami, and more.Details can be found on the KIFF website:kansaifilm.comCell phone usersPlace: Planet Station (map and address in Japanese) in Morinomiya
靭公園大阪Now fashionable, hip, and rose-scented, Utsubo Koen (Park) is a small slice of green mixed with European café culture right in the heart of urban Osaka. However, it wasn’t always so.The park, which is in Nishi-ku close to Honmachi Station on the Yotsubashi subway line or Awaza Station on the Chuo subway line, was in the early part of the 20th century the only fish market in Osaka.With the opening in 1931 of the Osaka Central Market, the fish market at Utsubo soon closed due to the competition. During the Second World War, the entire area was completely destroyed by a US Air Force carpet-bombing campaign. Following the War, it served as an airport for small aircraft for US occupying forces.In the 1990s, as it was slowly becoming trendy—thanks in part to the planting of the rose garden—it also became a magnet for homeless. The two camps clashed periodically, culminating with the forced eviction of the park’s 20-30 residents in the early hours of January 30, 2006.
Football, Cricket and Athletics are the top 3 sports in Jamaica, but lately the Reggae Boys have been struggling, their most recent in a string of defeats coming by the hands (or should I say feet?) of the Asian nation Vietnam. Cricket isn't in a much better state either, with a very low quality regional tournament and a regional West Indian team who can't even beat a English club side in a 20/20 match. At least one of the top 3 sports keeps Jamaica's head high, and continues to do so for decades on end athletics.
The next major athletics championship will be taking place in Osaka Japan from August 25, 2007 - September 2, 2007. I don't think it is wrong to say that the main competition to Jamaica in athletics is none other than the US of A, it's not that no other countries are competitive but I am sure that over the years it is obvious that Jamaica and USA are big rivals especially in the sprints. The Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) National Senior Championships was
The Four Stories Japan Summer '07 season will kick off in Osaka on Sunday, June 17, with "East and West: Tales from two hemispheres."FEATURING prose readings from:* Juliet Winters Carpenter, Kyoto professor; acclaimed translator of Ryotaro Shiba's The Last Shogun, Kobo Abe's Beyond the Curve, and Miyuki Miyabe's Shadow Family; and author of Seeing Kyoto* Jessica Goodfellow, author of A Pilgrim's Guide to Chaos in the Heartland; recipient of the Chad Walsh Poetry Prize from The Beloit Poetry Journal and three-time Pushcart nominee, with work featured in Best New Poets 2006 and on Garrison Keillor’s NPR program The Writer’s Almanac* Roland Kelts, Lecturer at the University of Tokyo; co-editor of the New York-based literary journal A Public Space; author of JapanAmerica; and writer with work in Zoetrope, Playboy, Doubletake, Salon, The Village Voice, Newsday, Cosmopolitan, Vogue and The Japan Times* Lou Rowan, author of the story collection Sweet Potatoes and critica
大阪ワールドトレードセンタービルディングThe Osaka World Trade Center is the centerpiece of the 1990s Bay Area development at Osaka Port on the reclaimed island of Sakishima.The 252m-tall building is one of the highest buildings in Japan. On a clear day there are stunning views over Osaka from the glass observation deck on the 55th floor (Admission fee 800 yen). The surrounding area, known as Cosmo Square, also includes a Hyatt Regency Hotel and the huge Asia & Pacific Trade Center retail mall.The island is also home to a Natural Bird Sanctuary and the impressive 1200 tonne glass dome of the Osaka Maritime Museum (Tel: 06 4703 2900), designed by French artitect Paul Andreu, who also has the new Beijing Opera House in Tianaman Square Beijing on his CV. The nearby Osaka Wine Museum (Tel: 06 6613 2411) has a restaurant and wine bar and exhibits from Osaka's sister ports, which include San Francisco, Melbourne, Shanghai and Busan.Cosmo Square is more popular at weekends
We left early in the morning to Mt. Koya. It took about 2 1/2 hours to arrive at the mountain. As we took the train to the temples, we passed rainforest type plants, towering cedars, and off & on fog banks. The area was very scenic to say the least. Once we arrived in Koya-san, we check in to the temple, Haryo-in. In the town, there were temples every twenty feet, gardens every city block, and cars driving by only once every 10 minutes (the bus). It was one of the quietest moments of my life.After a stroll through town, we headed back to the temple for our vegetarian dinner. I was suprised to see that my taste buds enjoyed the tofu, cabbage, and rice so much. We were served a similar meal for breakfast, which pleased my mouth just as much. Before eating breakfast though, we attend
Aside from the expensive ($1K+!?!) round trip ticket, the trip was fairly routine.
I wanted to go to Akihabara but seeing that the fare was already taken from my own wallet, I doubt I’d survive my first hour there. Why? Akihabara is considered Otaku heaven with the best stores if you’re searching for anime merchandise. Software, manga, anime titles and even adult items (no I won’t go into detail), you name it, it’s there.
Since Akihabara is simply out of the question, we went for the next best thing: Nipponbashi in Osaka. There was only one store that I really wanted to see there and the picture below should make clear. When I saw it, I almost broke into tears.
Aptly named Osaka Gundams, the store carries everything that a Gundam lover would want. I personally can’t describe the feeling after setting foot in the building but to put it simply, I was like a child released into a giant sandbox. ^^ I saw many Gundam kits that I really wish to take home
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- More than one in 10 junior and senior high school students in the city of Osaka have been harassed or bad mouthed on Internet bulletin boards, blogs or via e-mail, according to a survey.The municipal board of education will report the results of the survey to a council of intellectuals and will look into strengthening measures to support students so that they can seek advice when they were exposed to online harassment.The survey, conducted by th [...]
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- A 12-year-old boy died shortly after he was found buried in a riverbed here Thursday by police searching for him, law enforcers said.Police found Seiju Ogawa buried in the bed of a river in Osaka's Higashisumiyoshi-ku at about 11:10 p.m. on Thursday. He was taken to hospital but died soon afterwards.Investigators said Seiju had been playing with his 10-year-old brother in the area Thursday morning, digging holes in the ground. The younger boy re [...]
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- An Osaka restaurant that is closing down in July is being flooded with offers to buy and rent its popular mascot, it has been learned.The Cui-daore restaurant in the Dotonbori district of Osaka's Chuo-ku has reportedly received over 100 offers from across Japan for its mascot Cui-daore Taro, a drum-beating doll dressed in a striped clown suit with a pointed hat.The restaurant has not yet decided on a buyer, but proprietress Michiko Kakinoki says [...]
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- A delivery company here admitted Saturday to losing a box containing 13 bottles of chemicals, including sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid.At around 8 a.m. on April 2, a driver at Footwork Express Co.'s Nishi Osaka branch in Taisho-ku noticed that a cardboard box containing 13 500-milliliter bottles of chemicals was missing and alerted police, who are treating the case as theft.The box was delivered to the branch by truck at around 12 a.m. on A [...]
{mosgoogle right}KAIZUKA, Osaka -- A fire at a plastic recycling factory here early Saturday forced the suspension of services on nearby railway lines, police and the railway operator said.At around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, a fire broke out at the Kaizuka No. 4 factory of the Kawase Sangyo plastic recycling company in Kaizuka, local police said.The fire burned 2,714 square meters of the factory and about 30 tons of waste plastic in the structure before it was extinguished [...]
{mosgoogle right}TSU -- A man who killed his bar mama-san lover and then pretended for years that she was still alive was Monday jailed for nine years by the Tsu District Court.Junichi Mori, 59, unemployed of Osaka, was found guilty of the 1998 murder of his 40-year-old lover, Harumi Nagata, a bar owner from Nabari, Mie Prefecture."It was a cruel and malicious crime born of brazen murderous intent," Presiding Judge Tetsukazu Yamamoto said as he handed down the ruling.
{mosgoogle right}TAKATSUKI, Osaka -- A 17-year-old schoolboy fatally gassed himself here Tuesday by sticking his head in a plastic bag filled with lethal hydrogen sulfide, police said.The boy's father found the third-year high school student in a room of the family home with the plastic bag over his head.The boy was confirmed dead shortly after he was discovered collapsed at about 9:20 a.m.Police temporarily evacuated 14 people living in the area as a precauti [...]
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- Cui-daore Taro, the famous drum-beating mascot of a well-known restaurant here that is closing down in July, is seeking a new life, and a guest appearance he made during a Broadway-bound dance musical on Wednesday could prove a good omen.The musical, "Trip of Love," created, directed and choreographed by James Walski, which was inspired by and set to the hit songs of the 1960's, is playing an unprecedented world premiere and pre-Broadway engagement at the [...]
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- World record holder Liu Xiang of China coasted to victory in the 110-meter hurdles on Saturday at the Osaka Grand Prix, his first outdoor race of the season.Running in rainy and cold conditions at Nagai Stadium, reigning Olympic gold medalist and world champion Liu clocked a time of 13.19 seconds to finish well ahead of compatriot Shi Dongpeng, who had a time of 13.63."Given the rain and the cold, I'm satisfied with the result," said [...]
{mosgoogle right}Yoshitaka Matsuura, singer from 80s band "Dare ga Kaba yanen Rokkunroru Sho" (Who's The Hippopotamus Rock 'N' Roll Show), has been arrested and sent to public prosecutors for possessing cannabis, police said."I've been smoking it since I was about 25. When I smoke it, my musical sense gets better," police quoted the 55-year-old as saying.Police accuse Matsuura of possessing cannabis in a parking lot in Osaka's Kita-ku in the early hours of April 12, toge [...]
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- An unemployed Osaka man has been arrested for the murder of his younger brother, saying he killed his sibling to prevent being fatally attacked himself, police said.Shinichi Ono, 47, of Yodogawa-ku, was arrested for the murder of his 45-year-old brother, Yoshihiro.Ono admits to the allegations."My little brother was drunk and threatened to kill me as he waved a knife at m
{mosgoogle right}ITAMI, Hyogo -- Simulator games using two modified air traffic control radars that have been set up in a park on the premises of Osaka International Airport are gaining popularity among families and airplane fans.The radars, which had been used at the airport until March last year, have been installed at Itami Sky Park on the west side of the airport.One of the radars, which used
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- Thirty-two employees at the Osaka Municipal Government's environmental business centers claimed nearly a week off work at least five times during fiscal 2007 without having to submit medical certificates, it has been learned.The Environment Bureau revealed the repeated use of paid sick leave in an Osaka Municipal Assembly meeting on Friday. Of the 32 workers, 12 reportedl
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- A group of baby river otters will go on display to the public at an aquarium here, starting from later on this week through to mid-June.The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, in Osaka's Minato-ku, has decided to bring the five baby oriental short-clawed otters outside, to give them a chance to get some sunlight and prevent them from developing skeletal abnormalities.The baby otters
{mosgoogle right}HIRAKATA, Osaka -- A fugitive wanted by both Osaka and Kyoto prefectural police over two attempted murder cases was spotted in the Shinjuku district of downtown Tokyo earlier this week, investigators said.Atsushi Ishizu, 40, a resident of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, was spotted near the Hanazono Shrine in Shinjuku-ku at around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Osaka Prefectural Police said.Osaka
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- A Buddhist statue at a temple here was found vandalized with its head snapped off.According to Osaka Prefectural Police, a passerby found a stone statue at Hozenji Temple in Osaka's Chuo-ku collapsed with its head snapped off at around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday.Police suspect that someone knocked down the statue between late Monday night and Tuesday morning. An employee of the
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- A man gassed himself to death by producing deadly hydrogen sulfide in an apartment here on Tuesday, just as police began to enter the room, leaving nine investigators and five other people sick, police said.One of the investigators, a 31-year-old sergeant, temporarily fell unconscious, but his condition is reportedly not life-threatening.At around 9:15 a.m., a 38-year-old
{mosgoogle right}OSAKA -- A kitten that has taken on the task of looking after two younger kittens at a park here is drawing smiles from locals.The felines are living at Konohana Park in Konohana-ku, Osaka.A 70-year-old man who visits the park every morning said that a newborn male kitten was found at the park in September last year. It was skinny and couldn't open its eyes fully. Feeling sorry fo
