A plan to renew 15 Osaka subway stations ahead of the 2025 World Exposition to be hosted by the city has drawn fire, with about 20,000 people signing an online petition to express their dissatisfaction with the future designs."Too flashy," "Don't destroy the current atmosphere" of the stations, read comments on the campaign site launched by sociologist Masahiko Kishi, professor at Ritsumeikan University, and novelist Tomoka Shibasaki.The renewal plan covers 15 stations along Osaka Metro Co.'s Midosuji and Chuo main lines running through central Osaka north-south and east-west, respectively.…READ FULL ARTICLE