OSAKA--A ringed seal pup near death after its birth earlier this year and saved by aquarium staff here is now thriving and wowed visitors with his public debut on Aug. 18. Tsubaki Nakajima, 8, who ...

Deciding between Tokyo and Osaka when relocating to Japan with children isn’t necessarily a matter of selecting the larger or ...

OSAKA--Breeding staff at the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan here have been working around the clock to make sure a ringed seal pup that looked like he was going to die at birth bulks up. The male pup, born ...

OSAKA -- A spotted seal pup born on Jan. 27 has gone on exhibition at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in this city's Minato Ward, ready to charm visitors with its silver white fur and round eyes. The fur of ...

One of the largest aquariums in the world, Osaka’s Kaiyukan is also very well curated. The impressive attraction focuses on the marine ecosystem of the Pacific Ocean, hosting 30,000 creatures across ...

KOCHI -- An aquarium in the western Japan city of Osaka is set to release its popular whale shark into the Pacific Ocean as part of efforts to understand the species' ecology, while transferring ...

OSAKA, Japan — A female ringed seal called Yuki at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka is drawing visitors’ attention with her unusually round figure. Yuki is thought to be 10 years old, is about 1 meter ...

This is supposed to be one of the best aquariums in the world. Kaiyukan is spectacular both from the outside and the inside. A part of the Tempozan Harbor Village in Osaka, this exciting marine museum ...