To a din of cheering crowds, rhythmic chanting and taiko drums, hundreds of people haul massive wooden floats through the streets of Osaka — while running as fast as they can. This chaotic ...

Jolts with an intensity of 6-minus on the Japanese intensity scale of 0 to 7 were registered in the cities of Takatsuki, Hirakata, Ibaraki, and Minoh, as well as in Osaka City's Kita Ward.

Municipalities in Osaka Prefecture, including Hirakata and Higashi-Osaka, have set their guidelines in line with the ministry’s revised policy. Parents of disabled schoolchildren blasted the ...