World Expo has both cohesive and
communication capabilities.
We will use these capabilities as a trigger to sustain growth and development of Osaka,
Kansai as well as Japan following on from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
What is a World Expo?
A World Expo is an event that brings together people and innovations from around the world
in an effort to address issues facing humankind on a global scale.
The Osaka Expo 1970, Japan’s, and Asia’s, first ever,
became a symbol of Japan’s rapid economic growth and one of the country’s most lauded events.
Twenty years after the Aichi Expo 2005, Expo 2025 Osaka,
Kansai will bring the international community back to Japan.
A World Exposition is a place
where new technologies and products are born,
triggering greater convenience in our daily lives.
Elevator (New York Exhibition, 1853), telephone (Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, 1876),
family restaurants, wireless telephones, electric cars, moving sidewalks (Expo 1970 Osaka),
entry tickets embedded with IC chips, AED, dry mist (Aichi Exposition, 2005).
Goals of Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai
vTo contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
vAchievement of Japan’s national strategy Society 5.0
EXPO for SDGs
making it a crucial one for ramping up efforts to achieve these goals. Therefore, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai will become a key platform for reaching the SDGs by 2030.
The key is “Society 5.0”
“Society 5.0” is Japan’s national strategy to develop a human-centered society that progresses economically
and resolves social issues through a system that combines both cyber and physical spaces in a sophisticated manner.
It refers to a new form of society chronologically following hunting, farming, industry, and information societies.
A society that is able to resolve a variety of issues on a global scale with technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT),
Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, big data, and biotechnology is a society that will have achieved the SDGs.
What we will realise at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
1A space where 8 billion people from around the world will not only view exhibits but will co-create our future society.
2Expansion of domestic and overseas investment
3Creation of innovation through activation of human interaction
4Activation of regional economies and small and medium enterprises
5A chance to communicate the wealth of Japan’s culture
The multiple merits of a world expo held in Osaka, Kansai, Japan
1Activation of Japan’s economy and the Osaka, Kansai regional economy, and strengthened management of small and medium enterprises resulting from expanded business opportunities are expected to have an economic ripple effect of about JPY 2 trillion.
2Further development of Osaka, Kansai’s world-class life sciences and biomedical achievements through new innovation in line with Expo’s theme.
3Further enrichment of Osaka, Kansai’s proud, long history and culture through interaction with foreign cultures, and elevation of its global recognition.
4Enabling Japan’s young, next-generation creators in a variety of fields to communicate their talents to the world.
5Japan possesses one of the safest environments and most advanced transport infrastructure in the world, and Osaka, Kansai can be easily accessed from major cities in the world.