Osaka Metro and JR West are set to pay special bonuses to their employees amid a surge in passengers and expo-related ...

* Lone Star had bid some $755 mln for the railway firm * Lost local govt vote by a narrow margin * Osaka govt to take fresh look at whether to sell or not By Junko Fujita TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - ...

One of the biggest Japan travel sphere bummers in recent years is the price hike for the Japan Rail Pass, which used to be the go-to choice for visitors looking to travel all across the country at an ...

It’s not hard to find a frazzled foreigner in Japan. Just head to a ticket vending machine in any busy train station.

On the final day of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, I found myself retracing steps I had hoped to take 55 years earlier. My first ...

TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Osaka's municipal government on Monday voted to block an attempt by U.S. distressed asset investor Lone Star Funds to buy an Osaka-based train and warehouse operator. U.S.

A new superhero has arrived to save the people of Osaka from evildoers. This is great because just the other day some savage left an empty can in my bicycle’s basket while I parked it. Unfortunately ...

Osaka Prefecture has canceled the ¥78.1 billion sale of a commuter rail line after local lawmakers rejected U.S.-based Lone Star Funds as the winning bidder, according to a source. The prefectural ...

OSAKA -- A local railway company is set to replace the undercarriages of its airport express trains after cracks were found in some of them, company officials said on Aug. 30. The move comes after ...

A table used in Nankai Railway's "rapi:t" airport express trains is seen in a bedroom with glass walls that overlook the area surrounding the Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka hotel, as seen in this photo ...