OSAKA -- The planned relocation to central Osaka of the National Museum of Art from the Expo '70 Commemoration Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, has drawn no public protest, but for some people it stirs deep emotions about one of their most memorable events in decades.
About 40 people have joined an e-mail forum since its launch earlier this month to consider ways to utilize the building the museum is currently using and the other areas in the park that are being vacated.
"The relocation of the museum takes away the core spirit of the expo park," said Katsuya Yamaguchi, a member of the Suita Municipal Assembly and one of the mailing-list organizers.