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Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan EXPO 2025 OSAKA, KANSAI, JAPAN 19 November, 2019 Masayoshi Fuse, Ph.D. Executive Director Extraordinary International Relations Bureau Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition 1 1. Overview Overview on World Expo 2025 OUTLINE Theme Designing Future Society for Our Lives Sub-Theme - How to Lead a Healthy Life in a Diverse Manner - Sustainable Socioeconomic Systems Yumeshima Concept People’s Living Lab Osaka Schedule : May 3 – November 3, 2025 (provisional) Kansai Venue : Yumeshima, Osaka Projected Visitors : 28 million (including 3.5M foreingn) The Kansai Region MILESTONE 2019 30 Jan. : Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition founded fall : Open call for proposal on Expo 2025 logo design By end of Dec. : Submit Registration Dossier to BIE 2020 spring : Select Expo 2025 logo design June : Authorization of Registration Dossier (target) Start sending out official invitations to governments and international organisations to participate to the Expo. 2020 Oct. - ’21 Apr. : Expo 2020 Dubai 2023 By May : Plots will be available to participants 2024 By Oct. : Module and pavilions built by the Organiser will be available to participants 2025 3 May - 3 Nov. : World Expo 2025 Past Expos held in Japan 3 Year 1970 1975 1985 1990 Name Japan World International International Exhibition, International Garden Exposition Osaka Ocean Exposition, Tsukuba and Greenery Okinawa Exposition, Osaka, Japan, 1990 Theme Progress and The Sea We would Dwellings and The Harmonious Harmony for Like to See Surroundings Coexistence between Mankind -Science and Nature and Mankind Technology for Man at Home- Visitors 64 millions 3.5 millions 20 millions 23 millions Type General (*now Specialised (*now Specialised Horticultural called Registered) called Recognised) Year 2005 Name EXPO 2005, Aichi, Japan Theme Nature’s Wisdom Visitors 22 millions Type Specialised Morizo & Kikkoro 4 Recent Expos 1. Country, 2. Theme, 3. No. of Visitors ■2008 Zaragoza ■2010 Shanghai ■2012 Yeosu 1. Spain 1. China 1. Republic of Korea 2. Water and sustainable 2. Better City, Better Life 2. The living ocean and coast development 3. 73 millions 3. 8 millions 3. 6 millions Japan Pavilion Japan Pavilion Japan Pavilion ■2015 Milan ■ 2017 Astana ■2020 Dubai ■2023 Buenos Aires 1. Italy 1. Kazakhstan 1. United Arab Emirates 1. Argentine 2. Feeding the Planet, 2. Future Energy 2. Connecting Minds, 2. Science, Innovation, Art Energy for Life 3. 4 millions Creating the Future and Creativity for 3. 21.5 millions 3. 25 millions (expected) Human development. Creative industries in Digital Convergence 3. 6.2 millions (expected) Japan Pavilion 5 2. Theme and Concept Society 5.0 for SDGs of the 2030 Agenda 6 Society 5.0 offers a new growth model with a view of “solving social issues” as well as “creating a better future", which Boosting food production by smart agriculture Using remote sensing and utilizing IoT, AI and Big Data oceanographic data for Improving nutritional status with smart food produced by cutting-edge biotechnology monitoring and management of water quality, forests, land degradation, biodiversity, etc. Developing early warning alert system for the prevention of infectious diseases by combining different types of Resolving climate change monitoring data issues with the simulation based on the analysis of meteorological and other observation data by using Make high quality education High Performance affordable for everyone on the Computing earth with e-learning systems utilizing state-of-the-art technologies Creating smart cities where convenience, safety and economic efficiency are made Empowering women with access compatible to education and information through the Internet Providing women with Building global innovation opportunities for startups by utilizing ICT ecosystems by connecting industries, academic institutions and other related stakeholders Managing electric power supply and Building resilient infrastructure and demand in a sustainable way by promoting sustainable industrialization constructing smart grid systems by using i-Construction Expo 2025 Osaka – theme and focus areas 7 “Designing Future Society for Our Lives” focus areas Saving Birth Life style (diet and exercise) Extending Lives Nutrition healthy Tackling infection and Vaccination life spans extending healthy life Sanity, protection against infection span. Empowering Lives Education Work and continuous learning Designing education and employment in the Giving backback toto communitiescommunities era of AI and robotics. Connecting Communities: family, companies, friends, and local communities Lives (village, town, country and the globe) Fostering understanding among different cultures, Stakeholders: governments, corporations, and bringing about NGOs, financial firms, and students innovations. Saving Protecting the World’s Children Lives from Malaria Every year, 400,000 people die from malaria. Many of those are small children aged 5 years or younger. 1 2 Malaria is contracted by being bitten by this anopheline mosquito. That is why eradicating mosquitoes is key. Saving That is why Sumitomo Chemical is engaged in the development of a variety of products that will Lives eradicate mosquitoes that carry malaria. One of the most representative examples of these products is the Olyset® Net, which Sumitomo Chemical developed independently, taking inspiration from Japan’s traditional mosquito nets. These nets not only protect people from being bitten by mosquitoes, but they also gradually release chemicals similar to those used in mosquito coils to eradicate mosquitoes. It has been endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Photograph courtesy of Sumitomo Chemical Photograph courtesy of Sumitomo Chemical Since production began in 2002, around 300 million nets have been used in more than 80 countries, saving the lives of 560,000 people! Sumitomo Chemical will continue to develop innovative products as it strives to achieve the goal of the eradication of malaria by 2030. Olyset® Net factory in Tanzania (Creating up to 7,000 jobs) Empowering Lives Empowering Lives Providing light for people without electricity Connecting Lives Almost 1.2 billion people live without electricity. Kerosene lamps are expensive, dark, and harmful to eyes and throats. Connecting Lives The small charging kit including solar panel, battery and devices is installed to Kiosk (local small shop), which enables people to use LED lantern. This is “WASSHA”!! Digital Grid Inc. CEO Satoshi Akita Connecting Lives Under bright with LED lanterns, we can play and study and shops can open after dark! Already 240 thousands people have used WASSHA in Tanzania. Designing Future Society for Our Lives Connecting Lives In the year 2025, we will begin to rent tablets. It will be able to provide the variety of remote services. Remote learning Remote agricultural Remote advises medical services 16 3. Venue Plan Venue 17 The EXPO is planned to be held on a 155 hectare site on Yumeshima Island, an artificial island located on the waterfront of Osaka. Decentralized and Dispersed Arrangement 18 The venue design features a dispersed facility arrangement without center, using the Voronoi pattern*. It reflects the vision of future society created by harmony and co-creation which will arise from individual relations and diversity. The main street will connect 2 entrances and 5 large plazas, which will be covered by large roofs. ＊ Voronoi pattern : a basic and repetitive geometric pattern in nature which symbolizes organic linkage and growth VenueBirds Images-eye view of site (Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) Thank you for your attention. We look forward to seeing you at Osaka in 2025. 20.
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