Mori's downfall poetic justice for an Osaka ready to showcase its modernity
From describing the city as "phlegm" to lackluster support for its Olympic bid, the former prime minister and Tokyo Games chief finally reaped the harvest of his disdain for Osaka.
Osaka expo plans quietly move forward despite cost and virus worries
There are concerns expo-related costs could greatly increase, like those for the Tokyo Olympics, and also over whether there will be adequate time to prepare.
From Expo 2025 to tourists, Kansai’s hopes for the coming year
Economic recovery and making plans for a post-coronavirus world are set to be on the minds of residents and businesses in the region going into 2021.
Osaka's 2025 World Expo plans formally approved by global organization
The main theme of the expo is "Designing Future Society for Our Lives," with the three subthemes of "Saving Lives," "Empowering Lives" and "Connecting Lives."
Japan's 2025 World Expo minister ends self-quarantine after COVID-19 scare
Shinji Inoue, Japanese minister in charge of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, has announced the end of his self-quarantine at home over the novel coronavirus on Saturday. The new minister, who assumed the post only on Wednesday, is rearranging his schedule to realize his ...
Nippon Ishin no Kai sees an ally in Suga in LDP leadership race
Close ties are likely to bode well for Osaka’s efforts to ensure central government financing in next year’s fiscal budget for the 2025 Expo.
Cannes winner Naomi Kawase named producer and senior advisor for Osaka Expo 2025
Roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, animation director Shoji Kawamori and media artist Yoichi Ochiai were also among those selected to help produce the high-profile exhibition.
Pandemic forces organizers to mull options for 2025 Osaka Expo
Organizers of the quinquennial event are confident it will go ahead as planned, but what are their options if the pandemic forces a change?
The 1970 Osaka Expo: Looking back at the past to gauge where Japan sits in the present
The 1970 Osaka Expo laid down a bold statement about Japan's future. Fifty years later, has the country been able to live up to its promises?
Start of six-month 2025 World Expo in Osaka pulled back to April 13
The government decided Friday to hold the 2025 World Expo in Osaka from April 13 through Oct. 13, bringing forward the starting day by several weeks from the original plan to avoid congestion during the Golden Week holiday period. A plan for the expo, including ...
Officials mull moving start of 2025 World Expo to miss Golden Week
The government is considering bringing forward the start of the World Exposition in 2025 in Osaka by two to three weeks from the original date of May 3. Government officials told a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday that the opening should ...
The operator of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka will seek ideas from the public for the event's logo, the organization's secretary-general, Hiroyuki Ishige, said Thursday. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition will start soliciting ideas as early as September with a goal ...
