The Japanese government is estimated to spend a higher-than-expected 164.7 billion yen ($1.16 billion) on the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, amid public concern about inflated costs for the global event.
Advance sales of admission tickets for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka begin 500 days before the global event in western Japan opens, amid lingering concern over ballooning costs.
The Japanese government decided on Aug. 2 to introduce an insurance program for domestic construction firms in order to cover the costs of building pavilions for the 2025 World Exposition in western Japan in case foreign countries default on their payments.