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Osaka reminds everyone not to go jump off a bridge during World Cup, don’t jump on it either

• Master Blaster
  Jun 28, 2018
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Yes, even during the World Cup.

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• Japan
• (2018 World Cup • celebration • Dotonbori • Ebisu Bridge • Osaka • soccer • sports)

When earthquakes hit close to home, they really hit close to home

• Master Blaster
  Jun 19, 2018

Many in Osaka have learned that there’s nothing like having the planet attack your home to remind you about the importance of togetherness.

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• Japan
• (earthquake • family • Osaka)

Osaka earthquake hits city during peak hour, passengers freed after trains suspended

• Oona McGee
  Jun 19, 2018

Rail staff were put to the test as they guided passengers through tunnels and emergency slides during their busiest hours.

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• Japan
• (earthquakes • Japanese trains • news • Osaka • Osaka earthquake • train stations • trains • transport)

Osaka earthquake: Scenes show damage from strongest tremor to hit the region in decades

• Oona McGee
  Jun 18, 2018

The shallow epicentre caused strong tremors that killed three and injured dozens of people in the region.

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• Japan
• (disasters • earthquakes • Kansai • news • Osaka • Osaka earthquake)

Pikachu, Shinzo Abe, and other Pokémon go to bat for Osaka to host 2025 World Expo

• Master Blaster
  Jun 17, 2018

Nintendo’s popular pocket monsters take us on a whirlwind tour of what Osaka is capable of.

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• Japan
• (Expo 2025 • Osaka • Pokemon • Shinzo Abe • video • Yumeshima)

Osaka Prefectural Police posters are so awesome they make us want to enlist

• Koh Ruide
  May 27, 2018

From recruitment ads to safety reminders, the folks in Osaka sure know how to strike the right chord.

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• Japan
• (Japanese Twitter • Osaka • Osaka Prefectural Police • police • posters • recruitment posters)

JR West unveils new Japanese long distance train with special features for passengers

• Oona McGee
  May 24, 2018

This is an extra special rail experience, even by Japanese standards.

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• Japan
• (2020 • Japanese trains • JR West • Kobe • Kyoto • Osaka • tourism • tourists • trains • travel)

Why’s my order taking so long? Boss of restaurant mysteriously found dead drunk with employees

• Koh Ruide
  May 22, 2018

Customers shocked to find them lying on the ground intoxicated with alcohol.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • drinking • drunk • Osaka • police • work)

Hokkaido and Osaka team up to send NEETs to agricultural sectors to do some productive work

• Koh Ruide
  May 21, 2018

It’s time for Japan’s recluses to step out of their comfort zone and change the world.

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• Japan
• (hikikomori • Hokkaido • NEET • Osaka • project • society)

Whimsical Singaporean sushi chain “Maki-san” opening first location in Japan this summer

• Krista Rogers
  May 15, 2018

I mean, wouldn’t you pay it a visit just for the clever “Roll with Maki-san” catchphrase?

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• Japan, SE Asia
• (maki-san • Osaka • Restaurant • Singapore • sushi)

Gotta escape ’em all in real Pokémon game “Escape from the Amusement Park of Wind”

• Master Blaster
  Apr 27, 2018

Finally, a real-world Pokémon adventure where you don’t have to worry about getting hit by a car.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • escape games • Hirakata Park • Osaka • Pokemon • Tokyo • Tokyo Dome City)

Osaka stops putting rainbow marks on public toilets after complaints from LGBT communities

• Master Blaster
  Apr 21, 2018

And hopefully learns a lesson in understanding in the process.

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• Japan
• (discrimination • LGBT • Osaka • rainbow • restrooms • signs)

Japanese Sushi Kit Kats available again for a limited time!

• Oona McGee
  Apr 18, 2018

Customers can enjoy tuna, sea urchin, and egg creations at Japan’s newest Kit Kat Chocolatory.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • Chocolatory • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kat Chocolatory • Kit Kats • Osaka • Osaka Airport • sushi)

Most Japanese theft ever? Chainsaws taken to flowering cherry blossoms in Osaka

• Richard Simmonds
  Apr 17, 2018

Thieves used machinery to steal flowering cherry blossom branches and tree trunks from a park in Osaka Prefecture.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • crime • hanami • higashi-osaka • Osaka • theft)

Beautiful cosplaying takoyaki chef is so talented it’s tearing eyes off her anime outfit【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 23, 2018

Blazing speed and precision of Osaka restaurant owner shows that even when she’s cosplaying, she’s still hard at work.
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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • cosplay • food • Idolmaster • Osaka • restaurants • takoyaki • video)

Should strong-smelling foods be banned from bullet trains? Japanese citizens debate

• Dale Roll
  Mar 23, 2018

A popular snack for the trip home from Kansai is an Osaka-specialty pork bun, but some commuters think they should be banned.

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• Japan
• (551 Hourai Pork Bun • bullet trains • Ekiben • nikuman • Osaka • shinkansen • steamed bun • takoyaki • train etiquette)

Net users floored by third-grader in Osaka who created and distributed a computer virus

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 19, 2018

The kid claims he did it “to surprise his friends.”

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• Japan
• (computer • elementary school student • Osaka • shocking • virus)

Edge The Harukas: Japan’s tallest building has a thrilling new open-air rooftop attraction

• Oona McGee
  Mar 8, 2018

Come with us as we walk through what it takes to hang out over the edge of a skyscraper.

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• Japan
• (Edge The Harukas • Osaka • sightseeing • tourism • tourist site • tourists • travel • views)

Knife-wielding man asks Osaka police officer to shoot him, officer complies

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 20, 2018

Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.

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• Japan
• (crazy • crime • Osaka • police • shooting • weird)

Japanese senior stabs younger man multiple times after seeing him sit in train’s priority seat

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 12, 2018

Seats are generally reserved for elderly and disabled passengers.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • crime • Osaka • priority seats • scary • subways • trains • transportation)

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