Osaka

Jul 27
Keigo Higashino, Japanese crime writer and author of The Devotion of Suspect X, dies at 68
The author of over 100 works, including the award-winning The Devotion of Suspect X, died of colorectal cancer on 23 July. His funeral was held privately, publisher Kodansha announced on Monday.
Jul 12
Poland faces Japan in must-win VNL group finale to reach Finals
With a 7-4 record and 19 points, Poland takes on Japan in the last preliminary round match of the Volleyball Nations League on Sunday, with the winner advancing to the Finals.
Jul 8
Poland falls to Turkey in four-set Nations League opener in Osaka
Poland's women's volleyball team opened the Osaka leg of the FIVB Nations League with a 1-3 loss to Turkey on Wednesday, despite winning the second set and holding two set points in the first.
Jun 29
The mother Kim Jong Un never mentions: Ko Yong Hui's Osaka birth and the secret that threatens North Korea's sacred bloodline myth
The North Korean leader has not spoken her name in 15 years. Ko Yong Hui's birthplace in Osaka and her family's stigmatized background directly clash with the regime's foundational claim of a pure Paektu lineage.
Jun 26
Japan orders evacuation of one million as twin tropical storms bear down; Taiwan counts two dead
Tropical storms Mekkhala and Higos are closing in on Japan, forcing flight cancellations, factory shutdowns, and evacuation advisories for about a million people. Taiwan was battered first, with two dead and widespread flooding.