2025 Expo Osaka
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General NewsTrain Line Power Outage on Forces Thousands to Spend Night at Expo Site; Disruption Caused 8-Hr Suspension, Heatstroke Cases
OSAKA — Thousands of visitors to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo were forced to spend the night at the...
August 14, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: 30,000 Visitors Left Behind at Venue; Osaka Metro Apologizes at Press Conference
Osaka Metro held a press conference Thursday morning to explain how the Chuo Line, which directly...
August 14, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Many Visitors Unable to Return Home; Osaka Metro Chuo Line Stops All Trains Wednesday Night
The Osaka Metro Chuo Line, which directly connects to the Osaka-Kansai Expo site, had trouble and...
August 14, 2025
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Crime & CourtsOsaka Company Under Investigation for Building Expo Pavilion Without Permit; Representative Says Firm Was ‘Too Busy’ to Submit Application
OSAKA — Osaka Prefectural Police on Wednesday began searching the house of the representative of ...
August 13, 2025
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CompaniesSkyDrive Demonstrates Flying Car at Osaka-Kansai Expo
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The startup SkyDrive Inc. performed its first demonstration flight of a flyi...
August 1, 2025
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Travel SpotsMural at Expo Depicts Town’s Recovery from 2011 Disaster, Made by Local Artist with Intellectual Disabilities
RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate/OSAKA — A massive mural by Asuka Tazaki, a 44-year-old artist with intellect...
August 1, 2025
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General NewsFuturistic Mobility Scooter for Elderly Demonstrated at Osaka Expo; Automated Operation Eyed
OSAKA — An electric mobility scooter was demonstrated at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Osaka on T...
July 29, 2025
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General NewsOsaka-Kansai Expo Shines with “Matsuken Samba II” Extravaganza
OSAKA — Actor Ken Matsudaira brought his electrifying performance of the hit song "Matsuken Samba...
July 26, 2025
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Travel SpotsNepal Pavilion Finally Opens at Osaka Expo; All Pavilions Now Open
All 84 pavilions have now opened at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, with Nepal’s pavilion opening on ...
July 20, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Digitally Re-Created Hiroshima Artifacts Displayed at Expo; Artists’ Sculptures Link Past Tragedy to Vision for Future
Digitally crafted re-creations of items that belonged to victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombing ...
July 20, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Crowds, Heat Pose Challenges as Event Reaches Midway Point; Expo Might Turn a Profit, but Summer Holiday Season is Key
OSAKA — Sunday marked three months since the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo opened, and ticket sales have...
July 16, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentOsaka Expo Boosts Diplomacy, Tourism, Business Growth; Prefecture Logged 4.99 Million Overnight Guests in April
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, in which 158 countries and regions are participating, has become a stage f...
July 15, 2025
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Japan In FocusShimane: 55 Serpents Give Spectacular Performance of Iwami Kagura on Expo Stage; Performers Have Been Making Preparations
OSAKA/HAMADA, Shimane — Fifty-five giant serpents gave a spectacular performance at the Osaka-Kan...
July 14, 2025
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General News3 Months After Expo’s Opening, Visitors Top 10 Million; 164,000 Visitors Attend on Saturday
OSAKA — A total of 10.08 million general visitors have attended the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in the...
July 13, 2025
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General NewsBlue Impulse Planes Fly over Osaka-Kansai Expo Site; Halfway Point of Event Reached
OSAKA — A team of Air Self-Defense Force pilots performed an aerobatic demonstration at the 2025 ...
July 13, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: 30,000 Visitors Left Behind at Venue; Osaka Metro Apologizes at Press Conference
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2025 Expo Osaka: Expo Fails to Achieve Pledge of Line-Free Event; Smartphone Data Shows Particular Crowding at East Gate
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2025 Expo Osaka: Japan Pavilion Security Guard Headset Goes Viral on Social Media; Fans Delight at Similarity to Dragon Ball “Scouter”
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2025 Expo Osaka: Online Public Offering for Myaku-Myaku Statues Begins; Sale Aims to Reduce Waste from Event
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2025 Expo Osaka : Expo Venue Hit by Swarms of Chironomids; Organizers Cooperating with Pest Control Companies, Others to Deal with Outbreak