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Japan: Hailstorms Reported Across Kansai Region

Hail fell across multiple prefectures in Japan's Kansai region, including Kyoto and Hyogo, on Wednesday, May 13.

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Japan: Hailstorms Reported Across Kansai Region 2

Hail fell across multiple prefectures in Japan's Kansai region, including Kyoto and Hyogo, on Wednesday, May 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (2nd from L), Wakayama Deputy Gov. Izumi Miyazaki (3rd from L) and Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki (4th from L) carry a portable mikoshi shrine in front of the Kansai Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 6, 2025, in honor of the late Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto who died in April. The Kansai Pavilion showcases exhibitions from nine prefectures in the Kansai region.

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World Exposition in Osaka

(from L) Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki, and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura make a toast during an event to pitch Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 6, 2025. The pavilion showcases exhibitions from nine prefectures in the Kansai region.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (R) visits the area earmarked for the western Japan prefecture, home to the Tottori Sand Dunes, in the Kansai Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka on March 23, 2025, ahead of the expo's start in April. The Kansai Pavilion will showcase exhibitions from nine prefectures in the western Japan region.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

The Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, is lit up during a press preview on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki (C) speaks to reporters during a press preview of the Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures, including Shiga Prefecture, from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

The Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, is lit up during a press preview on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo shows the Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

People celebrate the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan region during a ceremony at JR Kobe Station in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 11, 2024. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe in 1874.(Kyodo)

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

People celebrate the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan region during a ceremony at JR Kobe Station in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 11, 2024. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe in 1874.

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

A special train prepares to depart JR Kobe Station during a ceremony celebrating the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan on May 11, 2024. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1874.

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

Posters celebrating the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan region are hung in a special train at JR Kobe Station in Hyogo Prefecture on May 11, 2024. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe in 1874.

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

Photo taken May 11, 2024, shows a special train at JR Kobe Station in Hyogo Prefecture bearing an emblem marking the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan region. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe in 1874.

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

People celebrate the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan region during a ceremony at JR Osaka Station in Osaka on May 11, 2024. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1874.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Strikes Off Western Shikoku Coast 2

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck western Japan on Wednesday night, April 17 with the epicenter in the Bungo Channel, a strait separating Shikoku and Kyushu islands. Shaking was felt in wide areas across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency later upgraded the quake to 6.6 magnitude. The video, filmed in Uwajima, Ehime, shows people coming out of buildings during an aftershock five minutes after the main jolt. Screams can also be heard.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Strikes Off Western Shikoku Coast

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck western Japan on Wednesday night, April 17 with the epicenter in the Bungo Channel, a strait separating Shikoku and Kyushu islands. Shaking was felt in wide areas across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency later upgraded the quake to 6.6 magnitude. This video shows lanterns at a ramen shop swaying in Oita, Kyushu.

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Baseball: Hanshin, Orix victory parades

Combined photo taken Nov. 23, 2023, shows parades for two baseball teams based in the Kansai region of western Japan, one in Osaka's main Midosuji street celebrating the Hanshin Tigers' first Japan Series title in 38 years (L) and the other in Kobe for the Orix Buffaloes' third straight Pacific League pennant.

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Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Passengers wait for resumption of flights in a Kansai airport lobby in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 15, 2023, as public transportation linking the airport on an artificial island and other locations via a sea bridge is halted as Typhoon Lan hits the region.

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Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

An information board at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, shows most flights have been canceled on Aug. 15, 2023, as Typhoon Lan hits the region.

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Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Some passengers sleep in a Kansai airport lobby in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 15, 2023, as public transportation linking the airport on an artificial island and other locations via a sea bridge is halted as Typhoon Lan hits the region.

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Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Kansai Airport Station is quiet in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 15, 2023, with most flights canceled as Typhoon Lan hits the region.

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Japan breaks ground on venue for World Expo 2025 in Osaka

STORY: Japan breaks ground on venue for World Expo 2025 in Osaka DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: OSAKA, Japan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ground-breaking ceremony 2. STANDUP (English): ZHONG YA, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of animation of World Expo 2025 (Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition) STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHONG YA, Xinhua correspondent "Japan on Thursday broke ground on its venue for World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka of the country's Kansai region. Covering about 155 hectares, the expo site is built in Yumeshima, an artificial island located in the Osaka Bay Area. A signature ring-shaped structure named 'the Grand Roof' will be featured at the venue, which represents the philosophy of 'unity in diversity' as a symbol of the expo, according to the association. Themed 'Designing Future Society of Our Lives,' the World Expo 2025 is scheduled to be held from April 13 to Oct. 13, 2025." With the construction work kicking off in April, the

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JAPAN-OSAKA-VENUE FOR WORLD EXPO 2025-GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY

(230413) -- OSAKA, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 13, 2023 shows the construction site of the venue for World Expo 2025 at Osaka's Yumeshima artificial island in Osaka, Japan. Japan on Thursday broke ground on its venue for World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka prefecture of the country's Kansai region. Themed "Designing Future Society of Our Lives," the World Expo 2025 is scheduled to be held from April 13 to Oct. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-OSAKA-VENUE FOR WORLD EXPO 2025-GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY

(230413) -- OSAKA, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Masakazu Tokura, the chairperson of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, delivers a speech at the ground-breaking ceremony of the venue for World Expo 2025 at Osaka's Yumeshima artificial island in Osaka, Japan, April 13, 2023. Japan on Thursday broke ground on its venue for World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka prefecture of the country's Kansai region. Themed "Designing Future Society of Our Lives," the World Expo 2025 is scheduled to be held from April 13 to Oct. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-OSAKA-VENUE FOR WORLD EXPO 2025-GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY

(230413) -- OSAKA, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends the ground-breaking ceremony of the venue for World Expo 2025 at Osaka's Yumeshima artificial island in Osaka, Japan, April 13, 2023. Japan on Thursday broke ground on its venue for World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka prefecture of the country's Kansai region. Themed "Designing Future Society of Our Lives," the World Expo 2025 is scheduled to be held from April 13 to Oct. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-OSAKA-VENUE FOR WORLD EXPO 2025-GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY

(230413) -- OSAKA, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 13, 2023 shows the construction site of the venue for World Expo 2025 at Osaka's Yumeshima artificial island in Osaka, Japan. Japan on Thursday broke ground on its venue for World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka prefecture of the country's Kansai region. Themed "Designing Future Society of Our Lives," the World Expo 2025 is scheduled to be held from April 13 to Oct. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-OSAKA-VENUE FOR WORLD EXPO 2025-GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY

(230413) -- OSAKA, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 13, 2023 shows the construction site of the venue for World Expo 2025 at Osaka's Yumeshima artificial island in Osaka, Japan. Japan on Thursday broke ground on its venue for World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka prefecture of the country's Kansai region. Themed "Designing Future Society of Our Lives," the World Expo 2025 is scheduled to be held from April 13 to Oct. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-OSAKA-VENUE FOR WORLD EXPO 2025-GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY

(230413) -- OSAKA, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at the ground-breaking ceremony of the venue for World Expo 2025 at Osaka's Yumeshima artificial island in Osaka, Japan, April 13, 2023. Japan on Thursday broke ground on its venue for World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka prefecture of the country's Kansai region. Themed "Designing Future Society of Our Lives," the World Expo 2025 is scheduled to be held from April 13 to Oct. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-OSAKA-VENUE FOR WORLD EXPO 2025-GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY

(230413) -- OSAKA, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the ground-breaking ceremony of the venue for World Expo 2025 at Osaka's Yumeshima artificial island in Osaka, Japan, April 13, 2023. Japan on Thursday broke ground on its venue for World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka prefecture of the country's Kansai region. Themed "Designing Future Society of Our Lives," the World Expo 2025 is scheduled to be held from April 13 to Oct. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Kansai brewers taste sake at Osaka taxation bureau

OSAKA, Japan - Sake brewers from six prefectures in the Kansai region taste sake at the Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau in Osaka City on Nov. 12, 2014, following the bureau's announcement of tasty brands in the region.

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'Statue-like' African birds unveiled in Kansai for 1st time

KOBE, Japan - Kobe Animal Kingdom in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, shows two shoebills to the press on Oct. 10, 2014, the day before their first public appearance in the western Japan region of Kansai. The bird is often referred to as "statue-like" because of its behavior of standing motionless waiting for prey.

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Head of Kansai Masters Games committee speaks

OSAKA, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido, also head of the preparatory committee of the World Masters Games 2021 in the Kansai region, delivers a speech at a gathering organized by the committee in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014, to raise awareness of the international multi-sport event.

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5 mil. yen grant for Bunraku puppet show in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A Bunraku puppet receives a document on a 5 million yen grant in Osaka on Aug. 26, 2014, as the first recipient of the grant from Arts Support Kansai, a body launched in April to support cultural and artistic activities in the Kansai region. Keihanshin Building Co. President Kenjiro Nakano has decided to donate 5 million yen to the body to support the Bunraku puppet show.

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Kansai region unveils symbol mark to lure foreign tourists

OSAKA, Japan - The Kansai Economic Federation unveils a logo and slogan, "Kansai - The Flower of Japan," in Osaka on July 24, 2014, to lure more foreign tourists to Japan's western region, including Kyoto and Osaka.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy meets female workers in Kansai

OSAKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) meets female workers of companies in the Kansai region on July 10, 2014, in Osaka City before they are dispatched to the United States for training. Shosuke Mori, chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation, stands next to her. (Pool photo)

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U.S. envoy Kennedy address group of Kansai business leaders

OSAKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy addresses a group of business leaders in the Kansai region, including Osaka, in the western Japan city on July 10, 2014.

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Keidanren holds meeting in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) holds a meeting to exchange opinions with its member companies in the Kansai region in Osaka City, western Japan, on June 10, 2014.

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Keidanren chairman Sakakibara at press conference

OSAKA, Japan - Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), speaks at a press conference in Osaka City on June 10, 2014, after a meeting to exchange opinions with Keidanren's member companies in the Kansai region.

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4 pro sports teams pledge to promote Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Four top officials of baseball and soccer teams in the Kansai region, Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui and mascot characters gather together at the Osaka prefectural government office to hold a "solidarity" ceremony on June 4, 2014, to further promote tourism for the western Japanese prefecture. (From L, Hanshin Tigers Managing Director Kazuo Awai, Orix Buffaloes President Hiroaki Nishina, Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui, Cerezo Osaka President Masao Okano, and Gamba Osaka President Teruhisa Noro).

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2021 World Masters prep committee mulls Asian prelude

OSAKA, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido (R), chairman of the preparatory committee for the 2021 World Masters Games to be held in western Japan's Kansai region, speaks during the committee's meeting on March 25, 2014, in Osaka. Ido proposed considering an Asian regional version of the games as a prelude.

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Vietnamese president meets Kansai business leaders

OSAKA, Japan - Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (C) meets business leaders in the Kansai region in the city of Osaka on March 19, 2014.

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TV personality Takajin Yashiki

TOKYO, Japan - A November 2008 file photo shows Takajin Yashiki, a popular TV personality and singer well known around the Kansai region in western Japan. A TV station official and other sources said on Jan. 7, 2014, that he died at the age of 64.

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Peach starts Sendai-Kansai flights

SENDAI, Japan - Officials and workers wave to the first flight of Peach Aviation Ltd. leaving Sendai Airport for Kansai International Airport on April 12, 2013. The Japanese low-cost carrier launched its flight service that day linking Sendai Airport with Kansai airport serving the Osaka area, becoming the first budget airline flying to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan.

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Peach starts Sendai-Kansai flights

SENDAI, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue speaks during a ceremony at Sendai Airport on April 12, 2013. The Japanese low-cost carrier launched its flight service that day linking Sendai Airport with Kansai International Airport serving the Osaka area, becoming the first budget airline flying to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan.

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Peach starts Sendai-Kansai flights

SENDAI, Japan - A ground worker guides check-in for a flight of Peach Aviation Ltd. at Sendai Airport on April 12, 2013. The Japanese low-cost carrier launched its flight service that day linking Sendai Airport with Kansai International Airport serving the Osaka area, becoming the first budget airline flying to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan.

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Peach starts Sendai-Kansai flights

SENDAI, Japan - Passengers head to board the first flight of Peach Aviation Ltd. at Sendai Airport on April 12, 2013. The Japanese low-cost carrier launched its flight service that day linking Sendai Airport with Kansai International Airport serving the Osaka area, becoming the first budget airline flying to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan.

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Peach starts Sendai-Kansai flights

SENDAI, Japan - The first flight of Peach Aviation Ltd. arrives at Sendai Airport from Kansai International Airport on April 12, 2013. The Japanese low-cost carrier launched its flight service that day linking Sendai Airport with Kansai airport serving the Osaka area, becoming the first budget airline flying to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan.

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Japan experiences spring-like warmth

TOKYO, Japan - People walk without wearing jackets in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 2, 2013, when Japan experienced spring-like warmth. The mercury rose to around 20 C in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai region in western Japan, levels normally seen in March to April.

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Japan experiences spring-like warmth

TOKYO, Japan - People walk without wearing jackets in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 2, 2013, when Japan experienced spring-like warmth. The mercury rose to around 20 C in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai region in western Japan, levels normally seen in March to April.