Local regulations already ban smoking while walking in most places in Japan, but opposition from some lawmakers has prevented strict national laws. From April, the wider Osaka region will prohibit ...

OSAKA -- As this city prepares to host Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, smoking regulations are becoming increasingly strict. A citywide ban on street smoking will take effect on Jan. 27, while some 4,000 ...

OSAKA—The Osaka municipal government will start to ban smoking on all public streeets across the city on Jan. 27 next year, Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama said Nov. 12. Yokoyama announced the starting ...

Osaka has implemented a citywide ban on outdoor smoking, effective Jan. 27. The move, which prohibits smoking in streets, parks and other open public spaces, marks the first of its kind among ...