Japan is facing a bigger bill for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, after the construction estimate rose to 235 billion yen ($1.6 billion), a near-doubling of the initial figure.
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Jan 12, 2021
Osaka – On Dec. 25, the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition approved the basic plan for the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo 2025. International promotional activities for the expo are now underway, and will expand further through 2021.
But increasing costs and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has created growing challenges to ensuring the event is a financial and public relations success.
What is the basic plan for Expo 2025?
Under the grand theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo will take place on Yumeshima island on the Osaka city waterfront between April 13 and Oct. 13, 2025. It’s estimated that around 28.2 million people, including 3.5 million inbound tourists from abroad, will visit.