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OSAKA EXPO

People queue up for events at various pavilions during the 2025 Osaka Expo in Osaka on May 21.
JAPAN
May 28, 2025
'Expo grandma' completes tour of all Osaka Expo pavilions
Tomiyo Yamada visited her last remaining pavilion, the Netherlands pavilion, on Wednesday.
People ride outdoor escalators as they visit the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka on May 21.
JAPAN / Society
May 28, 2025
Japan's 2025 Osaka Expo draws 5 million visitors in first six weeks
More than 160 countries, regions and organizations are participating in the event.
The crowded center circle of the Kansai Pavilion at the Osaka Expo, featuring photos and videos of various prefectures
JAPAN
May 25, 2025
Osaka Expo highlights uniqueness of Kansai region
The Kansai Pavilion offers numerous experiences to allow visitors to understand the rich history and culture of the region.
An electric bus that will be made available at the site of the 2025 Osaka Expo for visitors to rest in, on Monday in the city of Osaka
JAPAN
May 20, 2025
Osaka Expo to offer visitors cool rest area in electric bus from June
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition hopes visitors will use the bus to avoid heatstroke in the summer heat.
Visitors at the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka earlier this month
JAPAN
May 19, 2025
BIE head suggests later Osaka Expo close time
The expo's current opening hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Walking along Osaka's Kanjosen brings you closer to a different side of the city that the head-in-the-clouds Expo 2025 misses.
LIFE / Travel
May 17, 2025
Fighting Osaka Expo fatigue? Walk the 21-km Loop Line for a cure.
Officially completed in 1961, the Osaka Kanjosen runs through the city’s most famous and less touristed neighborhoods alike.
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
JAPAN
May 13, 2025
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
Experts say the real test will come in August when higher turnout is expected.
Princess Aiko is greeted by an official upon arriving at Itami Airport in Osaka on Thursday.
JAPAN
May 8, 2025
Princess Aiko visits Osaka Expo
The visit is the second independent official duty for the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako outside Tokyo.
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
JAPAN
May 8, 2025
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
Previous expos in Japan have had similar policies of giving "invitation tickets" to people holding passes for the 1940 event, expo organizers said.
The number of passengers on shinkansen and other express trains during Golden Week increased 3% from a year earlier to over 13 million, data from six Japan Railways group companies showed Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2025
JR express train passengers during Golden Week up 3%
The result is believed to reflect the impact of the 2025 World Exposition in the city of Osaka, as well as demand from foreign visitors.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric will meet with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during his visit to Japan and will also inspect the World Exposition in Osaka.
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2025
Chilean President Gabriel Boric to make first visit to Japan
Boric will meet with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during his stay and will also inspect the World Exposition in Osaka.
People walk on the Grand Ring on the opening day of the Osaka Expo on April 13.
JAPAN
May 3, 2025
Organizers broadly agree to preserve part of Osaka Expo ring
A concrete plan to determine which section will be conserved is due to be finalized at a meeting next month.
Myaku-Myaku, the mascot of the 2025 Osaka Expo. Some people in the Japanese government are hoping that U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Japan to see the expo.
JAPAN
May 3, 2025
Trump visit to Osaka Expo likely to depend on tariff talks
A visit could provide a tailwind to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition ahead of this summer's Upper House election, observers said.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
LIFE / Travel
May 2, 2025
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
Androids and lab-grown heart cells: A dispatch from the world fair.
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
JAPAN
May 2, 2025
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
Earlier this week, a post deploring the overall quality of the pavilion's tea set — including "a tea bag stuck in a paper cup" — went viral on X.
The long-awaited India Pavilion has finally opened. A model of the Chandrayaan-3 unmanned probe, which made an unprecedented landing near the moon's south pole in 2023, is displayed, on Thursday in the city of Osaka.
JAPAN
May 1, 2025
India Pavilion opens at Osaka Expo
The pavillion features space exploration technologies and information technologies, areas in which the South Asian country has excelled.
National agency Heritage Malta worked with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure the painstaking restoration of samurai armor that spent over half a century forgotten in storage in Valletta, Malta.
JAPAN / History
May 1, 2025
Lost and found history receives glittering homecoming at Osaka Expo
Hidden away since World War II, samurai armor gifted to Malta from Japan in 1862 has been restored to its full glory and put on display at the Malta Pavilion.
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 28, 2025
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
At Expo 2025 in Osaka, mascots from around the world borrow from Japan’s character culture — but none can match Myaku-Myaku’s gloopy charm.
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
LIFE / Style & Design
Apr 24, 2025
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Architects of country pavilions speak on the challenges that shaped their design choices.
Makoto Miyamori (second from the right) receives commemorative gifts with his family as the 1 millionth visitor to the expo on Wednesday in the city of Osaka.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2025
Osaka Expo reaches 1 million visitors
The event's official association is aiming for 28.2 million visitors to the expo, which will close on Oct. 13.
Lessons from India-Pakistan war: Were China's arms overrated?
A Chinese J-10B fighter jet is put on display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, in October 2016. The short May conflict between India and Pakistan became a live trial for Chinese arms, exposing vulnerabilities in its fighter aircraft and air defense systems.
Luxury Tokyo penthouse sold for over $65 million in new record
Sales of luxury properties in Tokyo, like Azabudai Hills’ Aman Residences, have pushed up average real estate prices in the capital.
Golden share fix proposed for knotty Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal
Nippon Steel headquarters in Tokyo. The U.S. government is poised to receive a so-called golden share in U.S. Steel as a condition for approving Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of the American company.
Japan loses top creditor status for first time in 34 years
Japan lost its position as the world’s largest creditor nation for the first time in 34 years despite posting a record amount of overseas assets, with Germany overtaking the country.
Onosato locks in promotion to yokozuna
Onosato speaks to reporters after receiving a report from the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, on Monday in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture.
As ASEAN touts unity, Philippines seeks consensus on South China Sea
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center), locks hands with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah during a group photo at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
Eagle nest discovery sparks opposition to megasolar project
The white-tailed eagle's wintering grounds include Hokkaido, northern Honshu, the Russian coast, the southern Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.
Fighters already showing last season's playoff run was no fluke
Fighters starter Hiromi Ito pitches against the Hawks in Fukuoka on April 29.
A moving meditation: Finding serenity in tea ceremony across space and time
Drawn to tea ceremony while volunteering at a Japanese garden in Phoenix, Arizona, Michele Laudig (right) came to learn a “common language of movement and ritual” that brought her into new communities in New York City and Tokyo.
Are microplastics hurting our fertility?
A worker sorts plastic waste for recycling at Minato Resource Recycle Center in Tokyo in 2019. Japan has been criticized by environmental groups for its strategy on plastics, which is heavily reliant on recycling instead of reduction.

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