[NHK] UAE = The "Dubai Expo", the first international exposition in the Middle East held for half a year in the United Arab Emirates, has closed, and three years later, the "Osaka / Kansai Expo" .
OSAKA The estimated costs for developing a man-made island that will host the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo have swelled by at least 230 billion yen ($2.02 billion) over the past year.
The Kansai region hopes to wow the world with flying cars, new medical technologies and hydrogen- and ammonia-powered vehicles and buildings. But is there enough time?
Akio Isomata, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the UAE, discusses how both nations are aligning their goals for a common future. Excerpts fro.