WORLD EXPO 2025 NEWS「KIZUNA －絆－News letter」
KIZUNA means bonds in English

Expo PR Video English ver.（time）

Issued June 19, 2024, Vol.9

general overview(3:05)

Fly-through video（short ver.）(0:31)

Women's Pavilion in collaboration withCartier（1:29)

United States of America(0:48)

Indonesia(2:41)

Italy(0:45)

Saudi Arabia(1:15)

The IPM will at last be held next week in Nara for the first time, gathering participants fromcountries and international organizations around the world. Prior to the meeting, our association will
launch the One-Stop Shop (OSS) that will serve as a one-stop center to assist countries in Exporelated procedures. We will work as one with participating countries to ensure everything is ready forthe Expo.
ISHIGE Hiroyuki, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition【The week’s report】

1. Overseas Pavilions Construction Status
June : Unveiling of the Brazil Pavilion’s exterior
and exhibition
2. Last week’s main events / Schedule for this week
and beyond
June 17: “300-days-to-go” events held in variouslocations
June 17: Kumamon appointed as Special
Supporter
June 10: MYAKU-MYAKU pays a courtesy visit tothe Governor of Miyagi Prefecture
June 11: Announcement that SUSHIRO will open
a “Futuristic Expo Store”

June 12: Construction companies decided for all
up-and-coming architect facilities
June 13: Second “Learn with QuizKnock!” show
announced
June 14: “Invigorating Lives” talk event held
3. Sales / Applications
Tickets sold: 2,703,707 (as of June 12)

MYAKU-MYAKU is also a
hard-working memberof the PR team!
© EXPO 2025

Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Weekly Report (June 11- June 17)~ 299 days to go！~2024.6.18

1. Official ParticipantsStatus of participating countries as of June 13- Number of countries with official participation agreements:- Countries where have been decided their construction companies:- Countries where already handed over the site:- Countries where construction has started:

102 countries
40 countries
43 countries
31 countries

2. Reports from the past week and plans for the upcoming week
- June 17; Countdown for 300 days before the opening of the Expo were widely celebrated.
・ In Osaka, the iconic Tsutenkaku tower has begun displaying the countdown figures andslogans for the Expo, sponsored by Hitachi.

・ A countdown board was also set up at Tokyo Station.

https://www.expo2025.or.jp/ne
ws/news-20240617-01/

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-June 17; Kumamoto Prefecture’s PR mascot, Kumamon, was appointed as a Special
Supporter for the Expo. Collaboration goods between Myaku-Myaku and Kumamon
will be released this autumn.

https://www.expo2025.or.jp/news/news-20240617-02/
Special Supporter Inauguration Ceremony@ Kumamoto Prefectural Government-June 10; Jun Takashina, Deputy Secretary-General of the Association, paid a courtesy
call on Governor Murai of Miyagi Prefecture along with Myaku-Myaku. While
recounting his memories of Expo 1970 Osaka, Governor Murai stated his hope that many
children will experience emotions like he did.

From left to right: Sendai-Miyagi Tourism PR mascot] Musubimaru, Governor Yoshihiro Murai, Deputy
Secretary General Association Takashina, Myaku-Myaku @Miyagi

2-June 11; F&LC, which operates the nationwide sushi chain Sushiro, announced that it
will open a Sushiro Future Expo Store (tentative). The concept is that of a sushi
restaurant of the future, where visitors can enjoy fresh and sushi in the woods, utilising
the latest food and aquaculture technology.

https://food-andlife.co.jp/news/7948/-June 12; The Association announced that Nishimura Corporation won a bid for the final
building of the twenty facilities designed by young architects. The price for theconstruction of the toilet facility was reduced through scale reduction and designchanges. The winning bid was approximately 150 million yen.

https://www.expo2025.or.jp/wp/wpcontent/uploads/240612_1_nyusatsu
kekka.pdf

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-June 13; The Association delivered the video project Let's Know the Expo with
QuizKnock! Special Supporter Takuji Izawa as QuizKnock and Signature Pavilion
producer Shinichi Fukuoka discussed the essence of life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKNBDRRzP4g-June 14; The Association held a talk event Concerto for the Future of the Earth on thetheme of Enhancing Life in Shodoshima. With the theme of solving waste andenvironmental issues, Signature Pavilion producer Sachiko Nakajima, Mago Nagasaka– an artist known for her works using waste from slums – and Takeshi Kuroda,
President of ReNet Japan Group joined the talk.

https://www.expo2025.or.jp/overview/ex
po_pll_talks/posts/no_0108/

3. Ticket sales- Number of tickets sales: 2,703,707 as of June 124