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Japan: Giant Underground Pipe Shoots 13 Meters Above Ground in Osaka

On Wednesday, March 11, a large underground steel pipe suddenly protruded about 13 meters above the ground below the elevated Shin-Midosuji road in the Umeda district of Osaka, prompting traffic restrictions in the surrounding area. The cause of the incident remains under investigation and no injuries have been reported.

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Bargain sale after Tigers' CL pennant win

Hanshin Department Store holds a ceremony kicking off a bargain sale at its flagship outlet in Osaka's Umeda district on Sept. 8, 2025, a day after the Hanshin Tigers baseball club won the Central League pennant.

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Air taxi VoloCity

A full-size model of the VoloCity air taxi is shown to the public at Grand Front Osaka in the Umeda business district in Osaka on March 8, 2023. The two-seater, 18-rotor aircraft made by Germany's Velocopter GmbH is an electric aircraft with the ability to take off and land vertically.

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Air taxi VoloCity

A full-size model of the VoloCity air taxi is shown to the public at Grand Front Osaka in the Umeda business district in Osaka on March 8, 2023. The two-seater, 18-rotor aircraft made by Germany's Velocopter GmbH is an electric aircraft with the ability to take off and land vertically.

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Air taxi VoloCity

A full-size model of the VoloCity air taxi is shown to the public at Grand Front Osaka in the Umeda business district in Osaka on March 8, 2023. The two-seater, 18-rotor aircraft made by Germany's Velocopter GmbH is an electric aircraft with the ability to take off and land vertically.

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Car plows into pedestrians in central Osaka

OSAKA, Feb. 25 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police officers examining a car after it mounted a sidewalk and plowed into pedestrians in the busy Umeda district of Osaka on Feb. 25, 2016. The crash killed the driver and a pedestrian while leaving another pedestrian in critical condition and injuring eight others.

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Car plows into pedestrians in central Osaka

OSAKA, Feb. 25 Kyodo - A car is towed after it mounted a sidewalk and plowed into pedestrians in the busy Umeda district of Osaka on Feb. 25, 2016. The crash killed the driver and a pedestrian while leaving another pedestrian in critical condition and injuring eight others.

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Fair held in Osaka to promote delicacies from quake-hit region

OSAKA, Japan - A man offers to serve a product at a fair held in the Umeda commercial district of Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 10, 2014, to promote delicacies from six prefectures in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku, most of which was hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Total lunar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - Successive composite photo shows a total lunar eclipse captured over Osaka's Umeda district in western Japan on Oct. 8, 2014. The photos were taken at an interval of 10 minutes from 6:34 p.m. (L bottom) to 9:34 p.m.

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Hello Kitty Cafe

OSAKA, Japan - Hello Kitty Cafe opens on Sept. 25, 2013, inside Hankyu department store in Osaka's Umeda district. The cafe, with decor and menu items featuring the popular feline character, will open until Oct. 8.

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Ex-DPJ leader Ozawa found not guilty

OSAKA, Japan - A passer-by receives an extra edition of a newspaper with the headline ''Former (DPJ) leader Ozawa found not guilty,'' in Osaka's Umeda station on April 26, 2012, after the Tokyo District Court ruled he is not guilty of false political funds reporting.

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People in town a day after historic election

OSAKA, Japan - A man picks up a newspaper at a stand in Osaka's Umeda district on Aug. 31. Headlines announced the historic landslide victory of the Democratic Party of Japan in the House of Representatives election the previous day.

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Fear of new flu outbreak grips Kansai region

OSAKA, Japan - People wearing protective masks walk on a busy street in Osaka's Umeda district on May 17. More than 20 people including students in Osaka and neighboring Hyogo Prefecture have been confirmed as infected with the new strain of influenza A.

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About 70 classic cars rally at Osaka's Umeda entertainment district

OSAKA, Japan - About 70 classic cars took paraded along a street in the Umeda entertainment district in Osaka as they set off on a three-day rally to travel a total of 850 kilometers through five prefectures in western Japan including Osaka and Kyoto. The participants are required to cover the designated route in a set time and to cross the finish line at the Osaka Castle on April 21.

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Department stores celebrate Hanshin Tigers victory

OSAKA, Japan - Shoppers flock to the Hanshin Department Store in Osaka's Umeda district on Sept. 16 as the store began special sales to celebrate the Hanshin Tigers' winning of their first Central League pennant in 18 years.

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Osaka car accident near site of earlier crash injures 3

Photo shows an intersection in Osaka's Umeda entertainment district, where a car hit three pedestrians on Feb. 28, 2016, causing minor injuries. It happened only about 400 meters away from the scene of a Feb. 25 car crash that killed the driver and a pedestrian while injuring nine others. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Car plows into pedestrians in central Osaka

Paramedics carry an injured pedestrian in the busy Umeda district of Osaka, on Feb. 25, 2016, after a car mounted a sidewalk and plowed into pedestrians. One pedestrian died, the driver and another pedestrian were critically injured, and eight people were injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Car plows into pedestrians in central Osaka

A police officer examines a car after it mounted a sidewalk and plowed into pedestrians in the busy Umeda district of Osaka, on Feb. 25, 2016. One pedestrian died, the driver and another pedestrian were critically injured, and eight people were injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Car plows into pedestrians in central Osaka

Aerial photo shows a site in the busy Umeda district of Osaka, where a car mounted a sidewalk and plowed into pedestrians on Feb. 25, 2016. One pedestrian died, the driver and another pedestrian were critically injured, and eight people were injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan archipelago poised for heavy snow, stormy weather at weekend

People walk in Osaka's busy Umeda district in western Japan on Jan. 23, 2016. Stormy weather is expected across Japan between Jan. 23 and 25, with western, southwestern and central parts of the country in particular warned of impending heavy snow and strong winds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Character goods offered with beverages at Namco arcade in Osaka

People enjoy drinking beverages and shopping for comic and animation character goods at "Ichiban (No.1) Cafe" in the Namco Land arcade in the Umeda entertainment district of Osaka, western Japan, on June 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka reports record 1,130 daily coronavirus cases

People wearing masks walk in Osaka's Umeda district, western Japan, on April 14, 2021. Osaka Prefecture reported a record 1,130 daily coronavirus cases the same day, the second consecutive day that the number has topped 1,000.

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Osaka reports record 1,130 daily coronavirus cases

People wearing masks walk in Osaka's Umeda district, western Japan, on April 14, 2021. Osaka Prefecture reported a record 1,130 daily coronavirus cases the same day, the second consecutive day that the number has topped 1,000.

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Osaka reports record 1,130 daily coronavirus cases

People wearing masks walk in Osaka's Umeda district, western Japan, on April 14, 2021. Osaka Prefecture reported a record 1,130 daily coronavirus cases the same day, the second consecutive day that the number has topped 1,000.

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Car plows into pedestrians in central Osaka

Firefighters and paramedics work around a car after it mounted a sidewalk and plowed into pedestrians in the busy Umeda district of Osaka, on Feb. 25, 2016. One pedestrian died, the driver and another pedestrian were critically injured, and eight people were injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People in town a day after historic election

OSAKA, Japan - A man picks up a newspaper at a stand in Osaka's Umeda district on Aug. 31. Headlines announced the historic landslide victory of the Democratic Party of Japan in the House of Representatives election the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Fear of new flu outbreak grips Kansai region

OSAKA, Japan - People wearing protective masks walk on a busy street in Osaka's Umeda district on May 17. More than 20 people including students in Osaka and neighboring Hyogo Prefecture have been confirmed as infected with the new strain of influenza A. (Kyodo)

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Ex-DPJ leader Ozawa found not guilty

OSAKA, Japan - A passer-by receives an extra edition of a newspaper with the headline ''Former (DPJ) leader Ozawa found not guilty,'' in Osaka's Umeda station on April 26, 2012, after the Tokyo District Court ruled he is not guilty of false political funds reporting. (Kyodo)

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About 70 classic cars rally at Osaka's Umeda entertainment distri

OSAKA, Japan - About 70 classic cars took paraded along a street in the Umeda entertainment district in Osaka as they set off on a three-day rally to travel a total of 850 kilometers through five prefectures in western Japan including Osaka and Kyoto. The participants are required to cover the designated route in a set time and to cross the finish line at the Osaka Castle on April 21. (Kyodo)

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Fair held in Osaka to promote delicacies from quake-hit region

OSAKA, Japan - A man offers to serve a product at a fair held in the Umeda commercial district of Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 10, 2014, to promote delicacies from six prefectures in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku, most of which was hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Total lunar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - Successive composite photo shows a total lunar eclipse captured over Osaka's Umeda district in western Japan on Oct. 8, 2014. The photos were taken at an interval of 10 minutes from 6:34 p.m. (L bottom) to 9:34 p.m. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Only a few people are seen on a street in Osaka's Umeda commercial district on April 4, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka scene amid coronavirus pandemic

People wearing masks walk in Osaka's Umeda district on Jan. 12, 2021, in front of a sign reading "emergency situation" amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told executives of his ruling party the same day that he plans to expand a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic to cover Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures amid a resurgence of infections in western Japan.

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Coronavirus state of emergency for Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo

People wearing face masks walk in Osaka's Umeda district on Jan. 12, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The central government is expected to declare a coronavirus state of emergency, already in place in the Tokyo metropolitan area, for the three western Japan prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, possibly on Jan. 13, in response to a recent surge in virus infections.

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Suspension of travel subsidy program in virus-hit cities

People wearing face masks walk in Osaka's Umeda commercial district on Nov. 24, 2020. The government unveiled a plan the same day to suspend its travel subsidy program for three weeks in areas where coronavirus infections are fast spreading, including Osaka city.

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Suspension of travel subsidy program in virus-hit cities

People wearing face masks are pictured in Osaka's Umeda commercial district on Nov. 24, 2020. The government unveiled a plan the same day to suspend its travel subsidy program for three weeks in areas where coronavirus infections are fast spreading, including Osaka city.

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Japan's new Prime Minister Suga

A news monitor in Osaka's Umeda commercial district shows news that parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as Japan's new prime minister on Sept. 16, 2020.

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Japan's new Prime Minister Suga

A large screen in Osaka's Umeda commercial district shows news that parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as Japan's new prime minister on Sept. 16, 2020.

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Suga elected new head of Japan's LDP

A big screen in Osaka's Umeda commercial district shows Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga's election as Liberal Democratic Party president to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 14, 2020. Suga is set to be appointed prime minister by parliament on Sept. 16.

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Suga elected new head of Japan's LDP

A big screen in Osaka's Umeda commercial district shows Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga's election as Liberal Democratic Party president to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 14, 2020. Suga is set to be appointed prime minister by parliament on Sept. 16.

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Suga elected new head of Japan's LDP

A big screen in Osaka's Umeda commercial district shows Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga's election as Liberal Democratic Party president to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 14, 2020. Suga is set to be appointed prime minister by parliament on Sept. 16.

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Scene of Osaka amid coronavirus pandemic

People wearing face masks due to the coronavirus pandemic walk in Osaka's Umeda commercial district on Aug. 19, 2020.

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Scene of Osaka amid coronavirus pandemic

People wearing face masks due to the coronavirus pandemic walk in Osaka's Umeda commercial district on Aug. 19, 2020.

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New coronavirus

People wearing face masks walk in Osaka's Umeda commercial district on July 30, 2020. Osaka confirmed 190 new cases of the novel coronavirus the same day.

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New coronavirus

People wearing face masks walk in Osaka's Umeda commercial district on July 30, 2020. Osaka confirmed 190 new cases of the novel coronavirus the same day.

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New coronavirus

People wearing face masks walk in Osaka's Umeda commercial district on July 29, 2020. Osaka confirmed 221 new cases of novel coronavirus the same day, posting a single-day record.

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New coronavirus

People wearing face masks walk in Osaka's Umeda commercial district on July 29, 2020. Osaka confirmed 221 new cases of novel coronavirus the same day, posting a single-day record.

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New coronavirus

People wearing face masks walk in Osaka's Umeda commercial district on July 29, 2020. Osaka confirmed 221 new cases of novel coronavirus the same day, posting a single-day record.

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Osaka reports 141 new coronavirus cases

People walk in Osaka's Umeda district on July 26, 2020, wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. The western Japan prefecture reported 141 new coronavirus cases the same day, exceeding the 100 mark for the fifth consecutive day.

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Osaka reports 141 new coronavirus cases

People walk in Osaka's Umeda district on July 26, 2020, wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. The western Japan prefecture reported 141 new coronavirus cases the same day, exceeding the 100 mark for the fifth consecutive day.