The fire erupted on the first floor of the five-story building at Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street in Naniwa Ward, Osaka City at about 5pm local time, according to public broadcaster NHK Japan.

Naniwa Ward and Konohana Ward, two of Osaka’s 24 wards, were named in reference to a “waka” poem from “Kokin Wakashu” (Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern), which was compiled during ...

Takayuki Wada, 34, from Bewave Inc., a travel agency based in Osaka's Naniwa Ward, had never personally participated as a tour guide on a sunrise climb but had heard rumors about the difficulties ...

The lowest figure was 0.76 in Higashiyama Ward in Kyoto Prefecture, followed by Naniwa Ward in Osaka Prefecture, and Kamigyo Ward, also in Kyoto Prefecture, both at 0.80. The top 10 were ...