WORLD EXPO 2025 NEWS「KIZUNA －絆－News letter」“Kizuna” is the Japanese word for “bond.”

Issued August 7, 2024, Vol.16

Minister Jimi was kind enough to come to our reading group. Sheeven took part in reading aloud the picture book that I authored!
We hold these events nationwide with the support of our sponsors,offering children an opportunity to understand the meaning andconnection of life and to raise their expectations for the Expo.
Preparations are well underway for my pavilion, Dynamic
Equilibrium of Life, so stay tuned!
FUKUOKA Shin-Ichi Theme Producer
Biologist, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University(Left) Reading group for Hotaru no Hikari ga Tsunagu Mono (firefly’s light and thedynamic equilibrium of life) by Dr. Fukuoka, Expo Site Design Producer(Right) Hanako Jimi, Minister for the World Expo 2025, Dr. Fukuoka, Expo Site DesignProducer, and members of the broadcasting club at Iwate Prefectural Kurosawajiri
Kita High School who participated in the reading group
The Dynamic Equilibrium ofLife pavilion by Dr. Fukuoka,
Expo Site Design Producer

Over 300 parents and kids participated in the“Fukuoka Hakase no Dokushokai in KITAKAMI”
reading group Venue: Kitakami, Iwate

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© DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM OF LIFE / EXPO2025【Contents of this week’s report】

North Viaduct begins
August 2: Promoted the Expo at the APEC Business
Advisory Council reception
August 2: Launch of official stores in Osaka and Tokyoannounced
August 2: July 29 announced as the Republic of Angola’s
National Day

Overseas Pavilions
July 29: Azerbaijan unveils its pavilion design concept
July 25: Ireland holds a pavilion launch event
Last week’s major events / Schedule for this week andbeyond
July 30: Team EXPO MEETING in Tokyo held
July 31: WebX2024 announced to be held on August 28
and 29August 1: Additional round of applications for events
organized by the general public opens
August 1: Provisional operation of the Yumeshima

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Sales / Applications
Tickets sold: 3,864,717 (as of July 31)

Let’s all work together to enliven theExpo!
© EXPO 2025

Fireflies are beetles that are characterized by a light-emitting organ located in their abdomen. They are found all over theworld. Dr. Fukuoka, Expo Site Design Producer, hosts reading groups for his picture book, Hotaru no Hikari ga TsunaguMono (firefly’s light and the dynamic equilibrium of life), which describes the food chain and environmental changes
surrounding fireflies.

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Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Weekly Report (July 31 – August 5)~ 250 days to go！
1. Official Participants- July 29; Azerbaijan released an image of the pavilion on the website of the Association. The
theme is Seven Bridges to Sustainability. The pavilion will feature seven arches symbolising
seven aspects of beauty reflecting Azerbaijani culture.

https://www.expo2025.or.jp/official-participant/azerbaijan/- July 25; Ireland held a pavilion launch event in Dublin. Deputy Prime Minister Micheál
Martin and Japan’s Ambassador to Ireland Norio Maruyama participated. The theme of thepavilion will be Creativity Connects People. During the event, Musician and composer
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, who is designing the musical and aural elements for the pavilion,
performed the old Irish harp tune The Wild Geese on the fiddle. The event also celebrated
other elements of “Ireland Japan 2025”; Ireland House will also open in Tokyo.

https://x.com/IrelandatExpo/status/1819076108060590527?t=TGK3TO0i1l9w0KsTGLfPLg&s=03
https://x.com/expo2025_japan/status/1802989639910801821?t=LnJNbgelHDjni1DCP0NdvQ&s=19

Status of official participants as of August 1- Of 161 countries and 9 international organisations participations:Those with official participation agreements:
119 countries and 4 international organisations
Individual pavilions (Type A and Type X) :52 countries (47 Type A, 5 Type X)
Those with construction partners secured: 43 countries
Those who have started construction:
38 countries
Independent pavilions provided by the Association (Type B) :Shared pavilions provided by the Association (Type C) :17 countries
92 countries

2．Reports from the past week and plans for the upcoming week
- July 30, The Association held the TEAM EXPO 2025 MEETING in Tokyo. Participants inthe TEAM EXPO program actively exchanged opinions. A demonstration of the automatictranslation system Remote Voice, sponsored by TOPPAN and to be used during the Expo,
was also held.

Demonstration of "Automatic Translation System by

Activities of TEAM EXPO 2025 Program Participants

TOPPAN RemoteVoice"- July 31; The Association will exhibit at WebX 2024, one of the largest Web3 conferences inAsia, to be held at Prince Park Tower Tokyo on August 28-29. By linking EXPO 2025 digitalwallet with WebX, NFTs will be distributed to visitors at the venue and promotions such as
event discount benefits will be granted.

https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20240731-03/

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- August 1; The Association started accepting a second call of applications for generalparticipation events. The schedule and eligible facilities are as follows.
< Schedule>
Secondary applications

Offering term

Contact to prospective employees

Phase 1

May 31-July 31, 2024

September 2024 ~Phase 2

Aug.1 - Aug.31, 2024

October, 2024~

Phase 3

Sep.1 - Sep.30, 2024

November, 2024~

Phase 4

Oct.1 - Oct.31, 2024

December, 2024~

Phase 5

Nov.1 - Nov.30,2024

January, 2025~

Phase 6

Dec.1 - Dec,31, 2024

February, 2025~<Facilities eligible for recruitment>
Pop-up Stage East Outside
Pop-up Stage East Inner

Pop-up Stage North

Pop-up Stage South

Pop-up Stage WestEXPO Arena "Matsuri"*Details of a further event space will be announced by early September.
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20240531-10/

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- August 1, the City of Osaka opened the Yumeshima North Viaduct in the northern part ofYumeshima for construction vehicles, who will no longer need to make detours in passing
through the Yumemai Bridge. Construction vehicle traffic is expected to increase from
August onwards, but the viaduct will contribute towards smooth access to the venue.

https://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/kensetsu/page/0000631522.html- August 2, Myaku-Myaku appeared the Expo PR booth at the government-sponsoredreception of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in Tokyo. Minister Ken Saito
also called on guests from various countries to visit the EXPO.

- August 2; The Association announced that it will open the following two additional official
stores in Osaka and Tokyo.
・AEON MALL Osaka Dome City Store (from August 6 - August 27, 2024)
・Hands Shinjuku store (from August 27 - September 27, 2024)

https://expo2025mlo.jp/news/548

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- August 2; The Association announced that July 29 will be the National Day of the Republicof Angola. In total, National Days for 133 countries, including Japan, and Special Days for
4 international organisations have been announced.
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/news/news-20240620-03/

3.Ticket sales
Number of tickets sales: 3,864,717 as of July 31, 2024

4. Q&As
1) IR construction and the Expo
There are reports that rhe Association has requested that construction for the IR (integratedresports) project be suspended during the Expo.
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The Association has requested Osaka Prefecture and the City of Osaka to give top
priority to Expo while it is being held and requested that the Osaka Prefecture and theCity of Oska take appropriate measures regarding IR construction – including changing
the construction schedule – so as not to have a negative impact on the Expo.

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The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry has also been coordinating with Osaka
Prefecture and the City of Osaka to seek alterations, including changes to the IR
construction schedule.

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