PRESS CONFERENCE
EXPO 2025 OSAKA KANSAI JAPAN: One Year To Go
Senko Ikenobo and Hiroshi Osaki, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Event Planning Committee Co-Chairperson
Jun Takashina, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition Deputy Secretary General
Ieaki Takeda, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition Director General, Events Bureau
15:00-16:00 Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English simultaneous interpretation.
On April 13, 2025, Osaka will play host to its second World Expo. Under the theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives", the six-month event with over 150 countries will showcase a variety of new technologies, including "flying cars." Some 28 million visitors are expected to visit the Osaka-based Expo, the second time the city has held the event.
Despite widely reported problems with construction delays, Expo organizers say it's all systems go for the Grand Opening next April. Join FCCJ as Expo Event Planning Committee Co-chairs Senko Ikenobo and Hiroshi Osaki, and Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition Deputy Secretary General, Jun Takashina, update us on the progress of Expo preparation and the various events planned.
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