The 2025 Osaka World Exposition opened over the weekend, featuring more than 150 pavilions from countries, regions, and groups around the world. The theme of Osaka Expo 2025 is 'Designing Future Society for Our Lives'; exhibits and features focus on technological innovation, sustainable development, and the benefits of global cooperation. Planners are expecting more than 28 million visitors over the exposition's six-month run. Gathered below are some of the scenes from Osaka on and before opening day. A man walks past Myaku-Myaku, the mascot of Expo 2025 Osaka, during a media preview day on April 9, 2025. Designer Kohei Yamashita spoke with Nikkei Asia about his five-eyed amorphous character, saying "Rather than smart or good-looking, I thought people would like a clumsy character." # Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group exhibits the Corleo, a concept model of a four-legged personal mobility vehicle that would offer off-road capabilities, at the Future Life Expo pavilion on April 13,...
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