The music venues and fetish bars of Osaka’s Dotonbori district form a community for Japanese punks and expats.

OSAKA—As Osaka prepares to host the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, local authorities and businesses are stepping up efforts to attract foreign tourists and tap into the city’s vibrant nightlife.

OSAKA--For more than seven decades ... For people who worked in Minami’s nightlife industry, the bathhouse was a hangout and a place to relax and recover from fatigue. “It doesn’t matter ...

While Tokyo may be Japan’s travel version of the Hope diamond—enormous and full of sparkle—Osaka is more like a captivating cluster ring. The prefecture, composed of 10 districts, offers something for ...