The Latest Breaking News from Osaka

Japan's Osaka and two more regions expected to request COVID-19 measures

Japan's western prefecture of Osaka and two neighbouring regions are expected to join in a widening declaration of COVID-19 prevention measures, Osaka's governor said on Thursday.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022

Patient mourns doctor's death a month after Osaka clinic arson attack

A strong sense of loss continues to linger a month after 25 people were killed in an arson attack at a psychiatric clinic in Osaka.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 17, 2022