Editorial

15:00 JST, April 13, 2025

The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo has opened. It is hoped that the event’s achievements will carry over to the future, serving as an opportunity to address common human issues by overcoming the conflicts and social divisions that continue to occur around the world.

This will be the third time that Japan has hosted a large-scale exposition, following the 1970 Osaka Expo and the 2005 Aichi Expo. This time, 158 countries and regions will participate, and 28.2 million visitors are expected during the event, which will run through Oct. 13.

The theme of the event, “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” aims to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations.

The main theme of the 1970 Osaka Expo focused on technology and progress during the period of........

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