Nearly 160 countries and regions participated in the Osaka Expo, with each bringing staff from overseas to help run their respective pavilions. Here’s a look at their experiences and how it has impacted them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/osaka-expo-pavilion-staff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osakaexpo #osaka #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #sudan #switzerland #malaysia
Seven android robots shown at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka in a pavilion produced by University of Osaka professor Hiroshi Ishiguro will be relocated to Kyoto Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/japan/japan-osaka-expo-robots-move/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osakaexpo #kyoto #robots #hiroshiishiguro
At the Osaka Expo, gas giants are promoting a greener future through the use of e-methane. But experts in the field are not convinced the technology can scale up and say the public campaign amounts to greenwashing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/12/energy/japan-gas-association-e-methane/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #lng #gas #emethane #japangasassociation #osakaexpo #utilities #emissions
More than 22 million people have strolled through the Osaka Expo grounds — but few know that six of its major pavilions were landscaped by a single family-run business. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/04/lifestyle/osaka-expo-landscaping-gardens/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #osakaexpo #japanesegardens #flowers #trees
Taiwan is showcasing its biodiversity, art and advanced computer chip manufacturing technology as a private exhibitor at the Osaka Expo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/taiwan-osaka-expo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwan #osakaexpo #chipmakers #tech
In his first time to engage in public activities on his own, Prince Hisahito visited the Osaka Expo and inspected the Grand Ring, a huge wooden structure that is a symbol of the event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/japan-prince-osaka-expo-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princehisahito #osakaexpo
An AI avatar will appear at the U.N. Pavilion of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka in late September, sharing stories from Pacific island nations under threat from rising sea levels caused by climate change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/japan/ai-avatar-at-osaka-expo-climate-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#osakaexpo #ai #undp #climatechange #anime
As the Trump administration shifts back to fossil fuels, solar power stakeholders in Japan and India are seeking new ways to collaborate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/27/energy/india-japan-solar-links/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #solar #energy #renewables #india #indiajapanrelations#osakaexpo #internationalsolaralliance
After more than three months since the start of the Osaka Expo in April, the Nepal pavilion finally opened on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/japan/osaka-expo-nepal-pavilion-open/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#osakaexpo #nepal