The India Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka Expo opened Thursday, 18 days after the start of the six-month event in the city.
It features space exploration technologies and information technologies, areas in which the South Asian country has excelled. Local handicrafts are also on display.
A highlight at the pavilion is a model of the Chandrayaan-3 unmanned probe, which made an unprecedented landing near the moon's south pole in 2023. Visitors can also watch a video introducing the history of India's space research.
The India Pavilion is a Type X pavilion. For this type, the exterior and interior of the pavilion are prepared by the participating country while the basic structure is built by Japan.
As the Brunei Pavilion was also launched on Thursday, Nepal is the only participating nation that has yet to open its pavilion as of the day.
The expo, which opened April 13, is set to run through Oct. 13.
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