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20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

Photo taken in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025, shows a giant Ferris wheel at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. About 20 people were rescued from the 123-meter-tall structure in the early hours of Nov. 26, after it stopped moving following a lightning strike in the late afternoon of Nov. 25.

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20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

People are wrapped in blankets after firefighters rescued them from a giant Ferris wheel at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025. About 20 people were trapped inside the 123-meter-tall structure when it stopped moving in the late afternoon of Nov. 25 following a lightning strike.

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20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

A crane carrying a firefighter approaches a giant Ferris wheel gondola to rescue people inside it at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025. About 20 people were rescued after the 123-meter-tall structure stopped moving in the late afternoon of Nov. 25 following a lightning strike.

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Japan's tallest Ferris wheel opens

Photo shows Japan's tallest Ferris wheel that started operating at a large commercial complex in the western Japan city of Suita on July 1, 2016. The 123-meter-high Redhorse Osaka Wheel is located in Expocity in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park, the site of the 1970 World Exposition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tallest Ferris wheel in Japan

A Ferris wheel at Expocity, one of Japan's largest multi-use complexes, is unveiled to the press in the western Japan city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 23, 2016. The 123-meter tall Redhorse Osaka Wheel, the tallest Ferris wheel in Japan, will begin operations on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tallest Ferris wheel in Japan

A Ferris wheel at Expocity, one of Japan's largest multi-use complexes, is unveiled to the press in the western Japan city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 23, 2016. The 123-meter tall Redhorse Osaka Wheel, the tallest Ferris wheel in Japan, will begin operations on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Major commercial complex Expocity opens in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the large-scale commercial complex "Expocity," which was built on a former amusement park site in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park, in the western Japan city of Suita, and opened on Nov. 19, 2015. The photo also shows the Tower of the Sun (top), the symbol of the Expo '70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Major commercial complex Expocity opens in Osaka

Officials attend a tape-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the large-scale commercial complex "Expocity," built on a former amusement park site in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park, in the western Japan city of Suita on Nov. 19, 2015. The developer, Mitsui Fudosan Co., expects 17 million visitors annually to the 170,000-square-meter complex. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Major commercial complex Expocity opens in Osaka

Photo taken on Nov. 19, 2015 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows crowds of people visiting the large-scale commercial complex "Expocity," which was built on a former amusement park site in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park, in the western Japan city of Suita. The 170,000-square-meter complex opened to the public the same day and is expected to attract 17 million visitors annually. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's largest commercial complex to open in Osaka

The commercial complex "Expocity" opens to the media in the western Japan city of Suita on Nov. 16, 2015. The largest commercial complex in the country, built on a former amusement park site in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park, is scheduled to open to the public on Nov. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's largest commercial complex to open in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a commercial complex "Expocity," which opened to the media in the western Japan city of Suita on Nov. 16, 2015. The largest commercial complex in the country, built on a former amusement park site in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park, is scheduled to open to the public on Nov. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Facility dedicated to board sports opens in Osaka

People take a look at H.L.N.A. Zone, which houses board sports fashion shops and an indoor skateboard park, at the Expocity commercial complex in Suita in the western Japanese prefecture of Osaka on Nov. 16, 2015, during a preview of Expocity ahead of its opening on Nov. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Facility dedicated to board sports opens in Osaka

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2015, shows an indoor skateboard park at H.L.N.A. Zone, which brings together board sports fashion brands, at the Expocity commercial complex in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, during a preview of Expocity ahead of its opening on Nov. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New complex, stadium under construction in Expo 70 park in Osaka

Expocity (upper L), a complex of entertainment and shopping facilities, is under construction on Aug. 3, 2015, on the premises of Expo 70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The complex will open on Nov. 19. On the lower right is a stadium to be used as home ground by professional soccer club Gamba Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prayer room for Muslims

Photo taken in November 2018 shows a prayer room for Muslims at the LaLaport EXPOCITY shopping mall in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New large-scale complex to open in Osaka

Masanobu Komoda (C), president of Mitsui Fudosan Co., and other staff show off a model on Aug. 3, 2015, in Tokyo of EXPOCITY, a large-scale complex to open on Nov. 19 in the vacant lot of the amusement park at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Osaka. The new home stadium of soccer club Gamba Osaka is also under construction in the adjacent area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo