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2025 OSAKA EXPO

Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 5, 2025
ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan¡¯s buzzword of 2025
Words and phrases related to the election of Japan¡¯s first female prime minister and the country¡¯s bear problem also made the list of nominations.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shows the 2025 Osaka Expo mascot, Myaku-Myaku, during a meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 19.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2025
Nearly 70% of 911±¬ÁÏÍø firms see economic benefits from expo
The proportion of companies that cited positive economic impacts from the expo, held from April 13 through Oct. 13, reached 67.5%.
Work to dismantle and remove exhibits begins at several pavilions of the Osaka Expo on Tuesday, a day after the event ended.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2025
Osaka Expo drew 25.57 million visitors over 184 days
A total of 207,889 people visited the site on Monday, the last day of the event.
Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (right) exchanges bottles containing sand with Shifa Zghoul Haddad, the Acting Commissioner General and government Representative for the Jordan Pavilion at the Osaka Expo, in Osaka on April 23.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2025
Local governments bank on Osaka Expo's success to draw in tourists
During the 184-day expo, prefectural governments engaged in promotional activities to attract tourists and publicize local culture through pavilions and events.
The sun sets on the Grand Ring on the final day of the Osaka Expo on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 13, 2025
After plenty of ups and downs, Osaka Expo concludes with message of unity
The 184-day event started on shaky ground amid concerns over the pace of construction and a lack of public interest but proved to be enormously popular.
Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters inside the Japan Pavilion at the Osaka Expo on Sept. 17.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2025
As Osaka Expo comes to an end, so too does 'expo diplomacy' for Ishiba
The Osaka Expo was "a precious opportunity of diplomacy" for Japan, a senior Foreign Ministry official said.
Inna Ilina, vice president of the Ukraine Pavilion, says she is grateful her country was able to participate and send out a clear message: Ukraine and its democratic values are not for sale.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2025
At Osaka Expo pavilions, staff recount ¡®life-changing¡¯ experiences
Nearly 160 countries and regions participated in the Osaka Expo, with each bringing staff from overseas to help run their respective pavilions during the six-month event.
Stuffed toys featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot character of the Osaka Expo, line the shelves of a store at the expo site on Yumeshima island in the city of Osaka.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2025
Sales of Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku goods to continue through March
The sales period has been extended by over five months thanks to an unexpected surge in the popularity of Myaku-Myaku.
Android robots shown at the Osaka Expo in a pavilion produced by University of Osaka professor Hiroshi Ishiguro will be relocated to Kyoto Prefecture.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2025
Osaka Expo androids to be moved to Kyoto
The robots will be shown to the public at a research facility in the Keihanna Science City research district.
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 12, 2025
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
The mega-event was a resounding success, taking in some 25 million visitors over 184 days. But how its legacy will look in the decades to come remains a question mark.
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 10, 2025
¡®Save the Ring¡¯ calls intensify as Osaka Expo¡¯s end nears
The prefectural and city governments of Osaka have announced they will retain just a 200-meter portion of the world's largest wooden structure.
Masayoshi Matsumoto, chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation and deputy chairperson of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, speaks during an interview on Wednesday in the city of Osaka.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2025
Local business leader vows to discuss Osaka Expo legacies
The new technologies shown off at the expo include flying cars.
As of Friday, a total of about 22 million admission tickets had been sold for the Osaka Expo, surpassing the break-even level of 18 million.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2025
Osaka Expo expected to post profit of up to ?28 billion
Robust sales of admission tickets and goods related to the Expo's official mascot, Myaku-Myaku, have pushed up revenue.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit the Future of Life pavilion featuring androids and robots at the Osaka expo on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2025
Imperial couple make second visit to Osaka Expo
The emperor showed his fascination at an android modeled after Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), saying that the 911±¬ÁÏÍø novelist "continues to live on."
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 4, 2025
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
Run by three generations of the same family, Ryokukou Garden is behind the greenery for five major pavilions at the Osaka event.
Timber from the Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 Osaka expo, will be reused in public housing to support recovery efforts in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by disasters last year.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025
Osaka Expo's Grand Ring timber to be reused for housing in Ishikawa
Suzu, an Ishikawa city heavily damaged in the disasters, will receive the dismantled timber from the world's largest wooden architectural structure free of charge.
The Osaka Expo in Osaka on Sept. 13. The daily number of visitors to the expo has topped 200,000 since mid-September as its Oct. 13 closing approaches.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2025
Osaka Expo visitors exceed breakeven point
Approximately 28.2 million people are expected to visit the Osaka Expo before it ends next month.
The Osaka Expo will release a wave a new products in October, including a limited edition Labubu Myaku-Myaku figurine.
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 27, 2025
Myaku-Myaku gets the Labubu treatment at the Osaka Expo
With just weeks left before its final day, Osaka Expo is dialing up the ugly cuteness of its beloved blobby mascot and tapping into the global Labubu craze.
Prince Hisahito looks at the Grand Ring during his visit to the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2025
Prince Hisahito inspects Osaka Expo's Grand Ring
The 19-year-old prince looked around the Grand Ring's architectural structure from underneath before making his way to the top to view the expo from above.
Visitors wait in line to enter the Tech World pavilion at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2025
Taiwan showcases chipmaking prowess as a private exhibitor at Osaka Expo
The expo¡¯s guidebook makes only brief references to Taiwan's food and lifestyles, but the structure of its pavilion and exhibits are rich in symbolism.
A beloved Tokyo penguin¡¯s end presages Suica¡¯s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
More 911±¬ÁÏÍø firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The 911±¬ÁÏÍø retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ¡®Scooooop¡¯
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady¡¯s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
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South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

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