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• [New] In metropolitan areas where stable demand is expected, ten cities are selected as priority markets, including Tokyo and Osaka, where investments will be made intensively to develop new-generation stores to provide customers with brand experience. Automotive World
• [New] Aptos officially selected as blockchain infrastructure partner for Osaka Expo 2025.$APT trades at $12.87, with analysts expecting renewed upside from global spotlight. PlutoChain Academy
• The Osaka Healthcare Pavilion, presented by Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City, is enticing the public with the prospect of making meat at home by 2050. The Japan News
• Innogate Osaka will expand station functions and create a flow of people toward Nishi-Umeda (integrated development of station buildings). INAAssociates Inc.
• Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University's Graduate School of Engineering have now developed an explainable AI model for ships that quantifies collision risks across all nearby vessels - an especially valuable feature as major sea lanes become increasingly congested. AZoAi
• Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University's Graduate School of Engineering have developed an explainable AI model for ships that quantifies the collision risk for all vessels in a given area, an important feature as key sea lanes have become ever more congested. Ocean News & Technology
• At present, out of 189 cities, the majority of which are coastal, including megacities such as Manila, Osaka, and Tokyo, a large number have a high risk of being affected by three or more different types of disasters. MDPI
• Continued monitoring of evolving climate data and refined forecasting models will further enhance preparedness and facilitate informed engagement with Osaka's climate in the future. March 2025
• A projected 28 million visitors to the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan, will marvel at dozens of fabric architecture pavilions and shade structures as they learn about cutting-edge technology and imagine a potentially more sustainable future. Specialty Fabrics Review
• The World Exposition opening next month in Osaka could boost Japan's consumption by 1 trillion yen ($6.7 billion), with spending by foreign tourists outside the event venue accounting for about 30%. Kyodo News+
• Populous cities such as Tokyo and Osaka could soon see an increase in the number cloud data centers being built. Verdict
• The increase in the number of cloud destinations in Osaka Zone will allow current Osaka Zone IX customers to have a wider choice of cloud services. BBIX
• Osaka University will leverage its expertise in IoT data analysis to develop technology to collect sensor data as a source of evidence. Fujitsu Global
• Potential inflationary pressure in Japan could underpin a further climb in home prices in major cities including Tokyo and Osaka. Yahoo News
• Air India will place its AI code on ANA flights from Tokyo Haneda to six major Japanese cities: Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Nagoya, Okinawa, Osaka, and Sapporo. Aviation a2z
• In January FY2024, Amazon Web Services, Inc. unveiled its USD 15.07 billion (JPY 2.26 trillion) investment plans into its existing cloud infrastructure in Tokyo and Osaka by FY2027 to cater to the growing customer demand for cloud services in Japan. Markets and Data
• The Northeast Maglev hopes to complete Phase 1 of its project by 2025, while Japan's Maglev is expected to be complete by 2027 and connect Tokyo to Osaka (a 319-mile trip). Boston Uncovered
• Osaka Gas and MHI will utilize the results from CO2NNEX at the Expo to support the practical application of e-methane technology across society, and contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral world by 2030. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• A total of 10 automatic delivery robots named HAKOBO will be fully remotely operated in three regions: Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture; and Saga City, Saga Prefecture. Automotive World
• Route locations could include places like Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hokkaido, Setouchi and Okinawa with the aim of establishing a transportation network that creates new value through mobility in the sky. Yahoo Finance
• A new artificial intelligence technology that could discover hidden physical laws has been developed by researchers at Kobe University and Osaka University. Unite.AI
• A team at Osaka Metropolitan University developed a process that could bring all-solid-state sodium batteries closer to practical use. Science X

Last updated: 26 June 2025