DUBAI, ninth November, 2024 (WAM) — The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition has revealed its last plan for internet hosting the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, which will likely be held from thirteenth April to thirteenth October 2025, underneath the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives” at Osaka’s Yumeshima island.
Arai Yohei, Deputy Director, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, mentioned that over 161 international locations and 9 worldwide organisations will take part within the occasion, which is anticipated to welcome greater than 28 million guests.
He informed the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of his go to to the Expo City Dubai that the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai’s theme focuses on addressing main world challenges along with three sub-themes “Saving Lives,” “Empowering Lives,” and “Connecting Lives.”
He emphasised that the United Arab Emirates is a crucial nation for Japan, given the shut bilateral relations between the 2 nations. Japan will tackle the Expo Osaka-Kansai 2025 undertaking following a profitable and provoking Expo 2020 in Dubai, persevering with its mission to handle world environmental challenges.
He revealed that the UAE pavilion at Expo Osaka will likely be situated on the (Empowering Lives Zone), close to the Japanese pavilion, and will likely be labeled as Category A, making it one of many largest worldwide pavilions.
The UAE pavilion is designed to attract inspiration from native Emirati heritage, incorporating parts of palm fronds and leveraging Japanese experience in wooden development. It will deal with the UAE’s formidable efforts in house exploration, analysis and improvement, and sustainable applied sciences, enjoying an energetic function find progressive options that improve collaborative efforts.
He added that the spotlight of the ultimate design is the wood construction of the Grand Ring, the image of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, venue and one of many world’s largest wood buildings, which makes use of 27,000 cubic metres of wooden. It is twenty metres excessive and has a circumference of two kilometres, and can obtain guests from all around the world.
During his go to to the nation, throughout which he met with plenty of authorities officers, the Japanese official recommended the UAE’s efforts in analysis, improvement and sustainability, along with Expo City Dubai welcoming of “Miyako Miyako”, the official mascot of Expo Osaka Kansai 2025.
Regarding the infrastructure of Expo City Osaka, Yohei Arai defined that Expo will likely be held for the primary time in historical past on Osaka’s Yumeshima island, explaining that it was an inspiring alternative for the Japanese authorities to ascertain amenities and infrastructure that linked the island by way of a brand new, metro station much like Expo Dubai’s metro, with vacationer points of interest, lodges and Expo, along with utilizing sensible transportation that will likely be revealed quickly.
Expo City Dubai warmly welcomed Miyako Miyako, the official mascot of Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, to Al Wasl Plaza on Thursday, the place Expo City mascots Rashid, Latifa and Opti offered the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) flag to indicate friendship and cooperation between the 2 World Expo host cities.