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EXPO 70

Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 7, 2023
With overseas pavilions not yet started, time is running out for Osaka Expo
Local officials are pressuring the central government to do more so the event meets what they admit is a very tight schedule for completion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 15, 2023
Osaka in uphill battle to eradicate street smoking by 2025 Expo
The city announced plans last year to expand no-smoking areas to cover the entire city by 2025 while increasing the number of authorized smoking sections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2023
2025 Osaka Expo tickets to cost ¥7,500 per adult
Tickets are set to cost ¥4,200 for visitors between ages 12 and 17 and ¥1,800 for those between 4 and 11, while those age 3 and under can enter for free.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2023
2025 World Expo in Osaka ticket prices may see over 30% hike
Additional security and other operational costs have contributed to the estimate ballooning past the initial ¥80.9 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2023
Japan's first piloted flying taxi test held ahead of 2025 Expo
Osaka plans for the 'flying cars' to be among the expo's main attractions, with the vehicles expected to provide access to the event venue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 6, 2023
Osaka’s exclusion of Dentsu and Hakuhodo expected to impact 2025 Expo
The two companies have been excluded from the event following their indictment over Tokyo Games bid-rigging, but not many ad firms in Japan boast their level of experience.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 22, 2022
Sumida Mukojima Expo embraces an anarchic spirit
The local arts festival highlights the neighborhood of Kyojima's scrappy sense of character and its history of resilience.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2022
2025 Osaka Expo building momentum with 130 nations on guest list so far
Hungary, Fiji, Mauritius and Mauritania have joined 126 countries and regions that have already confirmed their participation in the event.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Jul 30, 2022
Myaku-Myaku's unnerving cuteness wins over netizens
After organizers for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka revealed the name and final globulous form of its mascot, social media users quickly embraced Myaku-Myaku's strangeness in all its glory.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2022
Osaka Expo's nightmarish mascot given official name
The unusual red and blue mascot has been named Myaku-Myaku after organizers considered 33,000 suggestions from the public.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2022
2025 World Expo in Osaka to feature eight main pavilions
Eight prominent professionals from various fields, including Cannes Film Festival award-winning filmmaker Naomi Kawase, will produce the so-called signature pavilions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2022
The Dubai Expo is over. Next stop: Osaka
Due to the Dubai event's one-year postponement, Japanese organizers have just three years, instead of the usual four, to finalize preparations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2022
2022 shaping up as pivotal year for success of 2025 Osaka Expo
The Kansai region hopes to wow the world with flying cars, new medical technologies and hydrogen- and ammonia-powered vehicles and buildings. But is there enough time?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2021
Omicron throws a wrench in Osaka’s plan to promote 2025 expo in Dubai
Although Japan Day will still take place at the Dubai Expo on Dec. 11, key Japanese officials will be absent, hampering lobbying efforts for the 2025 event in Osaka.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2021
Japanese startup SkyDrive aims for flying taxi service at 2025 World Expo
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said recently he wants flying cars to begin carrying passengers in the Osaka Bay area in 2024.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 12, 2021
Japan Pavilion at Dubai Expo to offer online virtual tours
The exhibitions will highlight Japan's landscape and the challenges the world faces now as the country looks to build momentum for the 2025 Osaka Expo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Sep 10, 2021
Who you gonna call?: Parties with Osaka roots sad to see Suga go
With the upcoming change in LDP leadership, Nippon Ishin no Kai may lose its direct line to the Prime Minister's Office at a crucial time in Kansai politics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2021
Hilton to open luxurious Waldorf Astoria hotel in Osaka ahead of 2025 World Expo
In addition to the Waldorf Astoria hotel — Hilton's highest level of hotel — Hilton is considering building a Canopy hotel in an area formerly used for a freight station in Osaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 6, 2021
Kansai looks to lessons from Olympics for own international events
Political and business leaders are likely to focus on the good and bad points of Tokyo's experience as they look ahead to the World Masters Games Kansai and the 2025 World Expo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2021
As Olympics near, Tokyo flagged as among most disaster-vulnerable cities
When looking solely at natural disasters and the impact of earthquakes and typhoons on economies, populations and infrastructure, Tokyo and Osaka were listed as high-risk.

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