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Japanese skateboarder Yosozumi

Sakura Yosozumi, who won gold in the women's skateboarding park at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, gives an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarder Yosozumi

Sakura Yosozumi, who won gold in the women's skateboarding park at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, gives an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarder Nishiya

Momiji Nishiya, who won gold in the women's skateboarding street at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, gives an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarder Nishiya

Momiji Nishiya, who won gold in the women's skateboarding street at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, gives an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarders Yosozumi, Nishiya

Sakura Yosozumi (L) and Momiji Nishiya, Japanese skateboarders who won gold in the women's park and street events, respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, pose for a photo during an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarders Yosozumi, Nishiya

Sakura Yosozumi (R) and Momiji Nishiya, Japanese skateboarders who won gold in the women's park and street events, respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, give an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarders Yosozumi, Nishiya

Sakura Yosozumi (R) and Momiji Nishiya, Japanese skateboarders who won gold in the women's park and street events, respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, give an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Tech event in western Japan

Photo shows teTra aviation corp.'s roadable aircraft, unveiled to the media on Nov. 2, 2023, a day ahead of the opening of the two-day Hanazono Expo tech event in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

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Tech event in western Japan

Photo shows Sansei Technologies Inc.'s SR-01 ridable humanoid robot that can transform into vehicle form, unveiled to the media on Nov. 2, 2023, a day ahead of the opening of the two-day Hanazono Expo tech event in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

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Rugby: Tonga vs. Japan

Japan players wave to the crowd following the team's 21-16 win over Tonga in a Pacific Nations Series rugby test match on July 29, 2023, at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Osaka prefecture, western Japan.

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Rugby: Tonga vs. Japan

Japan players celebrate following the team's 21-16 win over Tonga in a Pacific Nations Series rugby test match on July 29, 2023, at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Osaka prefecture, western Japan.

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese swimmer Mei Ichinose, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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JR West unveils 227 series train

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. unveils to the media its new 227 series train to be operated in the Hiroshima area from the spring of 2015, at Kinki Sharyo Co. in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 26, 2014. The front car has parts on both sides to prevent passengers from falling when it is connected with another train.

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Furniture retail chain Nitori's 1st mall

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 5, 2011, shows the first shopping mall of major furniture retail chain Nitori Holdings Co., which opened the same day in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture.

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Japan launches satellite to study Earth's greenhouse gases

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - The domestically built H-2A rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan 23. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's rocket carried the Ibuki satellite to study the concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere, as well as seven smaller satellites, including Maido No. 1 to observe the formation of thunder clouds which was developed mainly by nine small factories in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture.

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Japan launches satellite to study Earth's greenhouse gases

HIGASHIOSAKA, Japan - People involved in the development of the Maido No. 1 satellite were jubilant in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, as they watched the successful launch of the H-2A rocket carrying their small satellite, among others, that was developed in the city, on Jan. 23. The project to develop Maido No. 1 to observe the formation of thunder clouds has drawn attention since its launch in 2002, as a group of people including those at nine small factories in the local community were involved in the project.

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4 satellites developed by students, business unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - Four small satellites -- ''Prism'' (center front), ''KKS1'' (L), ''Kagayaki'' (rear) and ''Kukai'' (R) -- developed by students and private business operators for launch in January on Japan's H-2A rocket, are shown at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22.

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Osaka engineers group completes small satellite

OSAKA, Japan - An engineers association in Osaka Prefecture has assembled a small satellite and showed it to the media on Nov. 16. The Astro Technology Space Oriented Higashiosaka Leading Association was founded by small companies in the city of Higashiosaka in 2002, with a catch phrase ''Let's launch a satellite with small companies' technology.'' The SOHLA-1 satellite, designed to observe the formation of thunder clouds, is a prototype commercial satellite able to be mass-produced. The association will install systems necessary for operation around next fall, and aims to launch it with an H-2A rocket in fiscal 2008.

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(2)Bereaved kin, JR West workers pray for train crash victims

OSAKA, Japan - Some 2,000 students at Kinki University observed a minute's silence at the university compound in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on May 3 for three university students killed in the April 25 JR West train crash.

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Rugby ball-shaped squashes harvested in Higashiosaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kosuke Matsubara holds up rugby ball-shaped squashes at his field in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture. Matsubara started to cultivate the vegetables about 10 years ago as a way to help advertise his hometown, where the annual national high school rugby championship tournament is held. The squashes are around 20-30 centimeters high and weigh 2-3 kilograms.

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Obuchi visits Osaka to inspect small companies

HIGASHIOSAKA, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (C) has lunch with employees at the dining hall of a company in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 18. Obuchi was on a tour of small companies.

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Flying vehicle at Osaka Expo PR event

Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2022, in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, shows a flying vehicle on display at an event to promote the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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Flying vehicle at Osaka Expo PR event

Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2022, in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, shows a flying vehicle on display at an event to promote the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

People listen to a politician making a stump speech in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

Ichiro Matsui, leader of the Japan Innovation Party, makes a stump speech in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

Ichiro Matsui, leader of the Japan Innovation Party, makes a stump speech in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, waves after making a stump speech in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, waves after making a stump speech in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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Osaka engineers group completes small satellite

OSAKA, Japan - An engineers association in Osaka Prefecture has assembled a small satellite and showed it to the media on Nov. 16. The Astro Technology Space Oriented Higashiosaka Leading Association was founded by small companies in the city of Higashiosaka in 2002, with a catch phrase ''Let's launch a satellite with small companies' technology.'' The SOHLA-1 satellite, designed to observe the formation of thunder clouds, is a prototype commercial satellite able to be mass-produced. The association will install systems necessary for operation around next fall, and aims to launch it with an H-2A rocket in fiscal 2008. (Kyodo)

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4 satellites developed by students, business unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - Four small satellites -- ''Prism'' (center front), ''KKS1'' (L), ''Kagayaki'' (rear) and ''Kukai'' (R) -- developed by students and private business operators for launch in January on Japan's H-2A rocket, are shown at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22. (Kyodo)

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4 satellites developed by students, business unveiled before laun

OSAKA, Japan - Four of six small satellites developed by students and private business operators for launch in January on Japan's H-2A rocket are displayed at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 22.(Kyodo)

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Japan launches satellite to study Earth's greenhouse gases

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - The domestically built H-2A rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan 23. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's rocket carried the Ibuki satellite to study the concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere, as well as seven smaller satellites, including Maido No. 1 to observe the formation of thunder clouds which was developed mainly by nine small factories in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japan launches satellite to study Earth's greenhouse gases

HIGASHIOSAKA, Japan - People involved in the development of the Maido No. 1 satellite were jubilant in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, as they watched the successful launch of the H-2A rocket carrying their small satellite, among others, that was developed in the city, on Jan. 23. The project to develop Maido No. 1 to observe the formation of thunder clouds has drawn attention since its launch in 2002, as a group of people including those at nine small factories in the local community were involved in the project. (Kyodo)

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COVID-19 vaccination at companies

Students at Kindai University line up to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at a campus in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on June 21, 2021. COVID-19 mass vaccinations at some Japanese universities for their students and employees began the same day.

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Japan hammered by Scotland at Rugby World Cup

Japan supporters react to a Scotland's try during a Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup at a public viewing of the game in Higashiosaka, western Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs. Scotland in Rugby World Cup

Japan supporters cheer ahead of a Pool B game against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup at a public viewing of the game in Higashiosaka, western Japan, on Sept. 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kinki Univ. lab members check fertilized bluefin tuna eggs

Staff members of the Kinki University Fisheries Laboratory examine fertilized bluefin tuna eggs at its experimental facility in Imizu, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on July 24, 2015. The school in Higashiosaka, western Japan, has developed a way of raising bluefin tuna from eggs to maturity in aquaculture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kinki Univ. researchers breed catfish tasting like eels when grilled

Bowls of grilled catfish, served on rice in the same fashion as Japanese "unagi" eels broiled in sweet soy sauce, are presented to the media during a tasting event in Osaka, western Japan, on July 13, 2015. Researchers at Kinki University in adjacent Higashiosaka have succeeded in breeding catfish that taste like scarce unagi when grilled and plan to produce about 100,000 catfish in about a year's time amid concerns over the dwindling population of freshwater eels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kinki Univ. researchers breed catfish tasting like eels when grilled

Bowls of rice topped with broiled catfish, served in the same fashion as Japanese "unagi" eels grilled in sweet soy sauce, are presented to the media during a tasting event in Osaka, western Japan, on July 13, 2015. Researchers at Kinki University in neighboring Higashiosaka have succeeded in breeding catfish that taste like scarce unagi when grilled and plan to produce about 100,000 catfish in about a year's time amid concerns over the dwindling population of freshwater eels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Korean resident in Japan shows translated Barefoot Gen

On April 2, 2015, writer and translator Kim Song I, an ethnic Korean resident in Japan, shows in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, the Korean version of the Japanese manga series Barefoot Gen which she translated. The manga series, created by Keiji Nakazawa based on his experiences, depicts the horrors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho visits 2019 rugby world cup host city Higashiosaka

Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L), who won his 34th career championship at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, receives a rugby ball from Higashiosaka Mayor Yoshikazu Noda during a courtesy visit on March 26, 2015, to the western Japanese city in Osaka Prefecture. Higashiosaka is one of the host cities for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mascot characters join anticrime campaign in Osaka

Kumamoto Prefecture's bear-like mascot character "Kumamon" (C, R) and its Osaka Prefecture counterpart "Mozuyan" (C, L) resembling a shrike appear at a crime prevention campaign meeting in Higashiosaka, western Japan, on Feb. 12, 2015. At the gathering of about 150 citizens and kindergarten students, they called for attention to handbag snatching and other crimes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mascot characters join crime awareness campaign in Osaka

Kumamoto Prefecture's bear-like mascot character "Kumamon" (C) and its Osaka Prefecture counterpart "Mozuyan" (R) resembling a shrike appear at a crime awareness campaign meeting in Higashiosaka, western Japan, on Feb. 12, 2015. At the meeting, a policeman showed how to hold a handbag tight to prevent it from being snatched away. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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All lab reactors at universities remain offline in Japan

A laboratory nuclear reactor at Kinki University in Higashiosaka, Osaka, western Japan, remains idled on Jan. 21, 2015. All reactors at universities in Japan have gone offline due to tightened safety standards since the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's Top League

Ben Smith (C) of Kobe Kobelco Steelers runs with the ball during the first half of a Top League match against NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes on April 10, 2021, at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, western Japan.

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Rugby World Cup in Japan: Italy v Namibia

An Italy player is kicked in the face by a Namibia player during a Rugby World Cup Pool B match in Higashiosaka, western Japan, on Sept. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan: Argentina v Tonga

Tonga fans cheer ahead of a Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Argentina on Sept. 28, 2019, in Higashiosaka, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

Japanese swimmer Mei Ichinose, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Discarded bluefin tuna skin made into leather products

Women hold a wallet (far L) made from the skin of farmed bluefin tuna as well as cosmetics products made by extracting high-purity unheated collagen from the skin, at Kindai University in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture on May 19, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo