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An event at Nagoya Station on Thursday marks 500 days before the opening of the Osaka Expo.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2023
2025 Expo ticket sales begin amid cost concerns
Some 30 countries have picked builders for the event but none has started construction.
Construction is underway at the venue for the 2025 Osaka Expo on Yumeshima, a man-made island, in the city of Osaka on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 29, 2023
Russia becomes latest country to pull out of Osaka Expo
The announcement is more bad news for the troubled event, which already faces pavilion construction delays, skyrocketing costs and little public support.
People watch fireworks and a light show as Saudi Arabia celebrates winning its bid to host the World Expo 2030, in Riyadh on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 29, 2023
Saudi Arabia edges out Italy and South Korea to host 2030 world fair
The win will likely help deliver on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's ambitious plans to wean the country off of its oil dependency.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers questions during an Upper House budget committee meeting on Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2023
Japan discloses extra ¥84 billion needed for Osaka Expo
Ministers told a parliamentary meeting that the government would need to pay more, partly to build the Japan pavilion at the expo venue.
Construction is underway in Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay, to be the venue for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2023
Mexico and Estonia withdraw from 2025 Osaka Expo
Rising construction costs are weighing on overseas participants planning to build their own pavilions.
Construction at the site of the 2025 Expo, which is due to open in April 2025, on Yumeshima island, an area of reclaimed land in Osaka.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2023
Mexico among the nations mulling withdrawal from 2025 Osaka Expo
The latest development comes as the building of pavilions by overseas participants has been slower than anticipated amid rising construction costs.
Land Minister Tetsuo Saito (center right) visits Yumeshima, the venue for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo, on Nov. 3.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2023
Troubled 2025 Osaka Expo could see further cost increases
Amid numerous challenges, Osaka officials hope no further discussions on increasing the budget of the troubled event will be needed.
The support rate for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet has fallen to a fresh low of 28.3%.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2023
Support for Kishida's Cabinet at record low of 28%
The approval rate dropped from 32.3% marked in October, the previous record low, while the disapproval rate rose to a record high of 56.7%.
Industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and Hanako Jimi, minister for the World Expo 2025, have said that inflated expenses for the expo venue's construction are inevitable for a successful event given soaring material and labor costs.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2023
Japan OKs construction budget of up to ¥235 billion for Osaka Expo
The cost will be split among the central government, the Osaka prefectural and city governments, and the business community.
The mass production of "flying cars" to provide visitors with air taxi services at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka is unlikely to be completed in time for the event's opening due to delays in safety certification.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 13, 2023
Due to safety concerns, flying taxis unlikely to soar at 2025 Expo
The vehicles were expected to provide access to the event's venue, set up on the artificial Yumeshima island in Osaka Bay.
An official speaks during a government-sponsored tour of the 2025 Osaka Expo site on Yumeshima island, Osaka, on Sept. 14.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 12, 2023
As 2025 Osaka Expo nears, foreign pavilion woes continue to mount
Over 50 countries had been expected to design and build their own pavilions. So far, only two have been greenlighted by Osaka city to begin construction.
The Osaka Expo will be held on the man-made island of Yumeshima in Osaka Bay in 2025.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2023
Osaka Expo organizer to raise construction cost estimate again
In December 2020 it was announced that the cost of building the venue would reach ¥185 billion, exceeding the initial estimate of ¥125 billion.
A worker is seen in front of one of the pavilions at the construction site of the 2025 Osaka Expo during a government-sponsored tour of the area on Yumeshima island, Osaka, on Sept. 14.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2023
Osaka Expo venue construction cost likely to soar
The figure is expected to rise above the current ¥185 billion to exceed ¥200 billion, sources have said.
Osaka's Yumeshima island, the site of the 2025 World Exposition
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2023
France to apply for Osaka Expo pavilion construction in September
Of 56 such countries and regions, only South Korea and the Czech Republic have so far filed their applications.
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura attends a ceremony marking the first minting of a commemorative coin for the expo with the event's mascot, Myaku-Myaku, in Osaka on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 10, 2023
Three hurdles stand between Osaka Expo and 2025 opening
Broadly speaking, the expo faces three high hurdles in its dash toward the finish line, and having everything ready for the April 13, 2025, opening.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other ministers at an event for the 2025 Osaka Expo at the education ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 3, 2023
Japan plans to insure construction firms against Osaka expo losses
Doubts remain over whether the move will be enough to push more than 50 countries to design, build and complete their pavilions before the expo opens.
The planned 2025 Osaka Expo site
JAPAN / Society
Jul 31, 2023
First foreign pavilion application fails to calm Osaka Expo nerves
Officials worry that unless other countries move to set up their pavilions soon, some who have agreed to build them could reverse course.
An image of the planned 2025 Osaka Expo site
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2023
South Korea is first nation to submit pavilion plan for Osaka Expo
The delays for the construction of foreign pavilions for the Osaka Expo has made headlines recently, with negotiations between construction companies and foreign countries facing headwinds.
The artificial island of Yumeshima in Osaka Bay, a venue for the 2025 Osaka Expo
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2023
Osaka Expo asks for overtime cap exemption as time pressure mounts
The move comes as the expo faces mounting concerns that construction, especially of pavilions for foreign nations, will not be completed on time for the scheduled opening in April 2025.
The design for the Japan Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka Expo.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2023
Pessimism over Osaka Expo opening grows after construction head criticizes organizers
There is growing pessimism about the fate of the expo, with speculation that postponing the starting date might now be necessary in order to get everything completed.
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The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
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