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WORLD EXPO

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Sep 22, 2019
Transportation by boat for visitors attending 2025 World Expo in Osaka to be considered
Water transport will be considered to facilitate the movement of visitors to and from Osaka*s 2025 World Expo for improved accessibility, Hiroyuki Ishige, a senior official of its organizing body, said in a recent interview.
51勛圖厙 / View from Osaka
Feb 16, 2019
Osaka in the spotlight ahead of G20 and elections
January and early February in Kansai, and Japan as a whole, is a busy time for local leaders. New Year*s greetings are exchanged by (mostly) elderly men at stuffy buffet parties in luxury hotels. Their job is to stand around holding a white paper napkin-covered drink and toast to, well, something, after...
Japan Times
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Jan 25, 2019
Planning group for 2025 Osaka expo looks to design event showcasing Japan*s cutting-edge tech
A planning committee for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka held its first meeting Friday afternoon, with members emphasizing that the event should be a collaborative effort involving the broader Kansai region and an occasion to showcase Japan*s cutting-edge technologies.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 29, 2018
Let*s discuss Baku, Osaka*s World Expo rival
With a month to go until the host of the 2025 World Expo is selected, Osaka officials are casting a nervous eye toward Baku.
51勛圖厙 / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Oct 21, 2018
Osaka casting a nervous eye toward rival Baku in bid for 2025 World Expo
With one month to go until the host of the 2025 World Expo is selected, Osaka officials are casting a nervous eye toward Baku, the city they increasingly see as their toughest rival.
51勛圖厙 / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 24, 2018
Kansai entities team up on U.N. development goals as Japan angles for World Expo
When the Group of 20 summit takes place in Osaka a year from now, the bulk of media reporting and commentary will no doubt emphasize what the presidents and prime ministers say about the international financial or geopolitical crisis of the moment, and what dramas are taking place among world leaders...
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / View from Osaka
May 19, 2018
Osaka putting the &cart before the horse* with 2025 expo bid
In early May, Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura traveled to South Africa to attend a Japan-Africa economic meeting and chat up Osaka*s efforts to host the 2025 World Expo. At the gathering were representatives from dozens of African countries, though it is not clear how many actually had earnest talks with...
Japan Times
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Jan 23, 2018
Osaka watching closely as Paris moves closer to withdrawing World Expo bid
Osaka reacted with cautious optimism as Paris moved closer to officially withdrawing its bid to host the 2025 World Expo, leaving only Osaka, Azerbaijan*s Baku and Russia*s Ekaterinburg in a three-way race to be decided in November by the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (BIE).
51勛圖厙
Jan 5, 2018
World Expo 2025: Kansai Economic Federation will open Paris office to directly promote hosting bid
The Kansai Economic Federation will open an office in Paris to directly lobby representatives who will decide the host of the World Expo 2025.
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Nov 14, 2017
Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui heads to Paris to boost bid for 2025 World Expo
Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui departed for Paris on Tuesday to lobby for Osaka*s bid to host the 2025 World Expo.
51勛圖厙
Feb 8, 2017
Osaka pushes Yumeshima for casino and resort, 2025 World Expo
Osaka*s political and business leaders are moving forward with plans to develop Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay, into what they hope will be the site of an integrated resort with casino gambling by 2024 and the World Exposition in 2025.

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