OSAKA -- One mid-May day at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, a mix of Japanese visitors and foreign tourists could be seen lined up at a stall selling " takoyaki rolls" -- an international twist on the ...

Seek out the local versions of okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and more Japanese specialties in one of the country's culinary capitals ...

Takoyaki is widely associated with Osaka cuisine, being sold in stalls all over the city and with nearly every household having a takoyaki maker of some sort. Also, most souvenir shops in Osaka sell ...