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Watatsumi Shrine completely bans all tourists, both international and domestic, following repeated disrespectful behaviour.

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March 25 (UPI) --Japan's Osaka High Court ruled Tuesday that the country's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The court's ruling is the fifth decision to call Japan's same-sex marriage ...

Enhancing women's participation in society will be an important theme of the 2025 Osaka Expo ... will showcase female social advancement in Japan. At an event in Tokyo on March 10, former Foreign ...

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OSAKA—Ozeki Onosato captured the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in a playoff on March 23 at Edion Arena Osaka and improved his chances of promotion to yokozuna. Onosato and maegashira No. 4 ...