Visitors take commemorative photos during an Osaka Expo venue test run, in Osaka's Konohana Ward, April 4, 2025. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) OSAKA -- A fire broke out at the Brazilian Pavilion for ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants the upcoming World Exposition in Osaka that kicks off April 13 to embody "enjoyable Japan," an expression he uses to describe the ...