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.
We’re just a little more than 18 months away from the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, where wonders of the modern age and possibly Pokemon tour guides await. A lot of details about the massive event are still under wraps, aside from its really weird mascot, but now it’s been revealed that they are planning to allow…
Japanese officials are increasingly alarmed over delays in construction projects for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, prompting one veteran politician to even say it should be canceled if pavilions are not ready in time.
Delays over the start of work on foreign pavilions for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo are casting an increasingly unsettling shadow over the outlook of the world’s fair, with the inevitable finger pointing that comes with any disaster.