Introduction

The Attractiveness of Kansai as a Business City⚫
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Kansai refers to an area centered around Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, which comprises seven prefectures (Fukui, Shiga, Kyoto,Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, and Wakayama).
As indicated in the “Six reasons of Kansai as a Business City,” Kansai has an excellent business environment.
With Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan approaching in 2025, Kansai is currently developing its international urban systems,
attracting attention from around the world.

6 Reasonsof Kansai as aBusiness CityJAPANKANSAIFukuiHyogoKobeCity１2Nara
Wakayama

Abundant routes and public transportation services are available
centered on KIX as the hub. Trade partners are mainly from Asia.

Japan’s second-largest economy after the Tokyo
metropolitan area
Kansai’s GDP is comparable to that of the Netherlands or Switzerland.

3“We can make anything” - High technological capabilities
and diverse industrial clusters

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A cluster of universities, research institutes, highly skilledhuman resources, and global companies

A diverse range of companies with technological capabilities, primarily
in the field of manufacturing, are concentrated here.

Procurement and collaboration with companies and startups with ahigh global market share are available.

Strengths in the green and life science fields

Kyoto ShigaOsaka

Located in the center of Japan - Ideal as an Asian base

Kyoto
City5Osaka
CityDevelopment/production bases, universities andresearch institutes are concentrated and collaboratingwith each other.

Comfortable living environment and comprehensive support

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An affordable office environment, comfortable living areas, andcomprehensive support are provided.

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Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan⚫

In Kansai, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan will be held with the participation of various countries and internationalorganizations from all over the world.

Theme:

Designing Future Society for Our Lives

Period: April 13–October 13, 2025
Venue: Yumeshima Island, Osaka

Expected number Approximately 28.2 million peopleof visitors:
Saving Lives
Sub-themes:
Empowering Lives
Connecting Lives
People’s Living Lab
Concept:
Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
Goals:(SDGs）
Achievement of Japan’s national strategy “Society 5.0”

Official mascot character of Expo 2025
Osaka, Kansai, Japan
MYAKU-MYAKU ©Expo 2025

Diverse pavilions• Signature Pavilions
Eight producers have developed attractive pavilions to give
shape to the theme of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

• Domestic Pavilions: Exhibitions by 13 companies andorganizations• Japan Pavilion

TEAM EXPO program
Co-creation activities that will realize the theme ofExpo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan and contribute toachieving the SDGs have been registered. Some ofthem will be announced at the venue.
https://team.expo2025.or.jp/

Realizing the theme of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan andcommunicating Japan’s initiatives• International Pavilions by foreign andinternational organizations
Foreign exhibitions by over 160 countries and regions and over
9 international organizations, etc.

Theme Weeks
Each week, a different global issue will be chosen as the theme,
and a “dialogue program” and a “business exchange” will be
conducted to discuss solutions and to take concrete action,
respectively.

Provided by: Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition

Future Society Showcase Projects

Future Society Showcase Project: Electric buses
for visitor mobility

You will be able to experience demonstrations of
next-generation technologies and social systems(virtual venues, advanced air mobility, electricbuses, etc.) that give a sense of the future,
befitting Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

Expo2025 Official
Experiential Travel Guides

EventsA variety of events will be held at the venue.
E.g., exhibitions and conferences to spread the appeal of Japanesestartups and small and medium-sized enterprises, etc.

Nationwide travel information related to the themeof Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan is provided.

Provided by: The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. / Osaka Metro Co., Ltd.

https://www.expo2025travel.jp/

Advance tickets on sale now
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/tickets-index/

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Kansai, an Attractive Tourist Destination⚫ As the birthplace of a wide variety of performing arts and cultural attractions, Kansai including Kyoto and Osaka boasts ahigh concentration of all kinds of tourist attractions, including many World Heritage sites, varied food cultures, seasonal
natural beauty, and diverse hands-on activities.
Kansai at the top of the world rankings

Japan

The best major countries in the world

Ranked 1stAppealing tourist attractions, etc
Among the National Treasure of Japan,
71% of the traditional buildings and 51%of the art and crafts are in the Kansai
region.

（Source）Condé Nast Traveler「The Best Countries in the World_ 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards」

Japan

Most Desirable Country in the World 2023

Fukui

Ranked 2nd（Source）Wanderlust「Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2023 :Most Desirable Country inthe World」

Kyoto

Kyoto

Travel + Leisure Readers' 25 Favorite Cities
in the World of 2023

Shiga

Hyogo

Ranked 3rd: Kyoto
Osaka（Source)Travel + Leisure「Travel + Leisure Readers' 25 Favorite Cities in the World of 2023」

NaraJapan

Tourist destinations in Japan people want tovisit 2023
Ranked 3rd: Osaka
Ranked 5th: Kyoto
Ranked 9th: Kobe
Ranked 11th: NaraWakayama
Provided by Biwa lake Visitors Bureau

Provided by Osaka Convention and Tourism Bureau(Source) “DBJ/JTBF Survey of Tourist Travel to Japan from Asia, Europe, the UnitedStates, and Australia” Development Bank of Japan Inc.

Provided by KANSAI Tourism Bureau

Provided by Wakayama Prefecture Tourism Federation

Provided by Nara Visitors Bureau

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