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Japan: Large Swarm of Fish Appears in Osaka’s Dotonbori River

An unusual sight was seen in the Dotonbori River, Minami district of central Osaka, on Thursday, December 18, as a large number of fish filled the river. According to experts, "It is possible that mullet, which are sensitive to temperature changes, have escaped to a relatively warmer place in response to the drop in water temperature."

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Fire at building in Osaka's popular Dotonbori district

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a building billowing smoke from a fire that broke out on Aug. 18, 2025, in Osaka's Dotombori district, one of the city's busiest shopping areas and a popular tourist spot, in western Japan.

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Fire at building in Osaka's popular Dotonbori district

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke out in a building located in Osaka's Dotombori district, one of the city's busiest shopping areas and a popular tourist spot, in western Japan on Aug. 18, 2025.

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Fire at building in Osaka's popular Dotonbori district

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a building billowing smoke with firefighters working to extinguish a fire that broke out on Aug. 18, 2025, in Osaka's Dotombori district, one of the city's busiest shopping areas and a popular tourist spot, in western Japan.

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Fire at building in Osaka's popular Dotonbori district

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke out in a building located in Osaka's Dotombori district, one of the city's busiest shopping areas and a popular tourist spot, in western Japan on Aug. 18, 2025.

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Fire at building in Osaka's popular Dotonbori district

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke out in a building located in Osaka's Dotombori district, one of the city's busiest shopping areas and a popular tourist spot, in western Japan on Aug. 18, 2025.

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Exterior, logo and signage of Don Quijote Dotonbori store

Exterior, logo and signage of Don Quijote Dotonbori store =Date:Febuary 27, 2024, Place: Osaka

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Exterior, logo and signage of Don Quijote Dotonbori store

Exterior, logo and signage of Don Quijote Dotonbori store =Date:Febuary 27, 2024, Place: Osaka

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Exterior, logo and signage of Don Quijote Dotonbori store

Exterior, logo and signage of Don Quijote Dotonbori store =Date:Febuary 27, 2024, Place: Osaka

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Baseball: Hanshin wins Japan Series

A fan jumps into the Dotonbori River in Osaka's Minami district on Nov. 5, 2023, after local baseball team Hanshin Tigers won the Japan Series championship. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Hanshin wins Japan Series

Police officers control crowds in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Nov. 5, 2023, after local baseball team Hanshin Tigers won the Japan Series championship.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Police officers stand guard in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Sept. 14, 2023, as Hanshin Tigers fans gather there after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Hanshin Tigers fans gathering in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Hanshin Tigers fans gathering in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers fans gather in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years and their sixth overall.

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Baseball: Tigers clinch pennant

Hanshin Tigers fans gather in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Sept. 14, 2023, after the team clinched their first Central League baseball title in 18 years and their sixth overall.

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Night show in Osaka's Dotonbori

A dance and music show is held in Osaka's Dotonbori area on the night of July 12, 2023, to attract foreign tourists. The Dotonbori Night Fusion event began the same day to promote tourism in the western Japan city.

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3-D ad board in Osaka

A three-dimensional advertisement board showing an Akita dog appearing to protrude from the screen is set up on the wall of a building in Osaka's Dotonbori area on July 1, 2023.

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3-D ad board in Osaka

A three-dimensional advertisement board showing an Akita dog appearing to protrude from the screen is set up on the wall of a building in Osaka's Dotonbori area on July 1, 2023.

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3-D ad board in Osaka

A three-dimensional advertisement board showing an Akita dog appearing to protrude from the screen is set up on the wall of a building in Osaka's Dotonbori area on July 1, 2023.

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3-D ad board in Osaka

A three-dimensional advertisement board showing an Akita dog appearing to protrude from the screen is set up on the wall of a building in Osaka's Dotonbori area on July 1, 2023.

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Travelers to Japan recovering sharply

Tourists from Britain visit Osaka's Dotonbori area on June 10, 2023, as the number of travelers to Japan has been recovering sharply following the lifting of COVID-19 measures.

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Travelers to Japan recovering sharply

Tourists from Britain walk in Osaka's Dotonbori area on June 10, 2023, as the number of travelers to Japan has been recovering sharply following the lifting of COVID-19 measures.

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Rainy season begins in parts of Japan

Pedestrians with umbrellas walk in the rain in Osaka's Dotonbori area in western Japan on May 29, 2023. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced the same day that the rainy season had apparently started in the northern Kyushu, Shikoku, Chugoku, Kinki and Tokai regions.

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Cosplayers clean Dotonbori

Cosplayers clean a street in Osaka's Dotonbori area on May 27, 2023.

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Cosplayers clean Dotonbori

Cosplayers clean a street in Osaka's Dotonbori area on May 27, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

A street monitor in Osaka's Dotonbori area on March 22, 2023, shows a news report on Japan's victory over the United States in the World Baseball Classic final in Miami, Florida.

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World Baseball Classic

A street monitor in Osaka's Dotonbori area on March 22, 2023, shows a news report on Japan's victory over the United States in the World Baseball Classic final in Miami, Florida.

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New coronavirus

OSAKA, Japan, March 28 Kyodo - Osaka's Dotonbori entertainment and commercial district is quieter than usual on March 28, 2020, as the Osaka prefectural government asked residents to refrain from going outside this weekend amid the spread of the new coronavirus.

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Osaka pop ballad diva greets fans after show

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese popular ballad "enka" singer Reiko Kano, known as the "Diva of Tsutenkaku," a landmark tower in Osaka, greets fans after her performance at the Dotonbori ZAZA theater in the western Japan city on Dec. 19, 2014.

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Osaka pop ballad diva on stage with songwriter

OSAKA, Japan - Reiko Kano, a singer of Japanese "enka" popular ballads who is known as the "Diva of Tsutenkaku," a landmark tower in Osaka, and others pose on stage during a music show produced by songwriter and composer Taiji Nakamura (3rd from R) at the Dotonbori ZAZA theater in the western Japan city on Dec. 19, 2014.

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Osaka pop ballad diva sings during show

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese popular ballad "enka" singer Reiko Kano, known as the "Diva of Tsutenkaku," a landmark tower in Osaka, sings during a show with a miniature Tsutenkaku tower lit on her head at the Dotonbori ZAZA theater in the western Japan city on Dec. 19, 2014.

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Osaka pop ballad diva sings with ornament on head

OSAKA, Japan - Reiko Kano, a singer of Japanese "enka" popular ballads who is known as the "Diva of Tsutenkaku," a landmark tower in Osaka, sings with a cabbage ornament on her head during a show at the Dotonbori ZAZA theater in the western Japan city on Dec. 19, 2014.

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Ex-Tigers slugger Bass mimics Osaka signboard icon

OSAKA, Japan - Former Hanshin Tigers slugger Randy Bass, dressed in a Santa Claus costume, mimics the iconic running man's pose featured on Japanese confectioner Ezaki Glico Co.'s signboard, a landmark in the bustling Dotonbori district of Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2014.

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Ex-Tigers slugger Bass mimics Osaka signboard icon

OSAKA, Japan - Former Hanshin Tigers slugger Randy Bass poses in a Santa Claus costume on Dec. 19, 2014, under Japanese confectioner Ezaki Glico Co.'s signboard, a landmark in the bustling Dotonbori district of Osaka, western Japan.

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New Glico runner billboard debuted

OSAKA, Japan - Ezaki Glico Co. unveils the 6th-generation electronic billboard in the Dotonbori area of Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2014. With the application of blue light-emitting diodes, the billboard changes the background once every 15 minutes.

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Glico unveils new runner billboard in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A new giant electronic billboard of confectionery maker Ezaki Glico Co., featuring the company's signature image of a runner with his hands in the air, is lit up in the Dotonbori area in downtown Osaka on Oct. 23, 2014. The sixth Glico runner billboard since 1935, measuring 20 meters high and 10.38 meters wide, employs around 140,000 energy-efficient light emitting diodes.

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Glico unveils new runner billboard in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A new giant electronic billboard of confectionery maker Ezaki Glico Co., featuring the company's signature image of a runner with his hands in the air, is lit up amid scattering confetti during an unveiling ceremony in the Dotonbori area in downtown Osaka on Oct. 23, 2014. The sixth Glico runner billboard since 1935, measuring 20 meters high and 10.38 meters wide, employs around 140,000 energy-efficient light emitting diodes.

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Glico unveils new runner billboard in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A new giant electronic billboard of confectionery maker Ezaki Glico Co., featuring the company's signature image of a runner with his hands in the air, is lit up during an unveiling ceremony in the Dotonbori area in downtown Osaka on Oct. 23, 2014. The sixth Glico runner billboard since 1935, measuring 20 meters high and 10.38 meters wide, employs around 140,000 energy-efficient light emitting diodes.

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Women mimic actress Ayase's Glico ad pose in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Women imitate the "one-leg stand" pose of popular actress Haruka Ayase shown on a curtain draped over a huge Ezaki Glico Co. signboard in the Dotonbori area of Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 25, 2014. The original signboard is being remodeled.

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Rainy season ends in central Japan

OSAKA, Japan - People walk with parasols in the Dotonbori commercial area in Osaka, Japan, on July 21, 2014, as the rainy season ended in central to western Japan.

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Lanterns lit along Dotonbori river, Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Some 1,300 LED lanterns are hung in Osaka City, western Japan, on July 1, 2014, during the Dotonbori River Lantern Festival.

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

OSAKA, Japan - A soccer fan dives into the Dotonbori River in Osaka on June 25, 2010, as crowds gathered to celebrate Japan's victory over Denmark in a World Cup Group E match in South Africa. Japan beat Denmark 3-1 to advance to the second round of the tournament.

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

OSAKA, Japan - A soccer fan dives into the Dotonbori River in Osaka on June 25, 2010, as crowds gathered to celebrate Japan's victory over Denmark in a World Cup Group E match in South Africa. Japan beat Denmark 3-1 to advance to the second round of the tournament.

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'Kuidaore Taro' calls for blood donations in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Mechanical drummer Kuidaore Taro solicits blood donation from passing pedestrians near JR Osaka Station in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2010. The local Red Cross Society's blood center used the figure, a symbol of Osaka's Dotonbori area famous for its theaters, shops and restaurants, as part of efforts to boost its blood donation campaign.

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Total eclipse in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Popular mechanical drum-playing clown doll Kuidaore Taro at an entrance of a commercial complex in the Dotonbori district in Osaka wears a pair of special glasses to observe the solar eclipse on July 22. The caption balloon says, ''We are having a total solar eclipse. I wonder if I could see it too...''

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Kuidaore Taro returns to Osaka's Dotonbori

OSAKA, Japan - People are photographed in front of the mechanical drum-playing clown doll Kuidaore Taro (L) at the entrance to a commercial complex in the Dotonbori district in Osaka on July 19. Taro, along with his ''brother'' Jiro (R), returned to the western Japan city the same day, saying in a balloon, ''I'll work hard again from today banging my drum!''

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Kuidaore Taro returns to Osaka's Dotonbori

OSAKA, Japan - People take photos of the mechanical drum-playing clown doll Kuidaore Taro at an entrance of a commercial complex in the Dotonbori district in Osaka on July 19. Taro returned to the western Japan city the same day, saying in a balloon, ''I'll work hard again from today banging my drum!''

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Shoppers wear masks in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - People wear masks in a shopping district in Osaka's Dotonbori area on May 18 to help protect themselves from the new flu, which is spreading in the city.

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'Red Cliff Part II' PR event in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - John Woo (C), director of the Chinese epic war film ''Red Cliff Part II,'' and film cast members including Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Lin Chi-ling wave as they ride on a boat stuck with some 5,000 arrows in the Dotonbori canal in Osaka on April 2 as part of PR events for the film. Some 5,000 people gathered to watch the event.