Japan Expo 2025
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Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People had this to say at a press conference on Nov. 14: “The ballooning budget has not been reined in. It would be better to postpone the opening.”

Source: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20231121-150884/

The organizers of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, have invited the media to the construction site of the Grand Roof, the symbol of the venue.

The Grand Roof, also called the Ring, was unveiled to the media on Monday, showing the progress in its construction. Three consortiums have been commissioned to take part in the project.

When completed, the Ring will be one of the world's largest wooden structures with a circumference of 2 kilometers and a height of between 12 and 20 meters.

Source:https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231127_28/

first look at saudi arabia's expo 2025 osaka pavilion designed by foster + partners

The pavilion is made from low carbon materials, includes energy saving luminaires, adopts rainwater recycling and incorporates photovoltaic technologies that generate electricity. The project aims to achieve the Japanese green building rating system’s highest level and is on track to achieve the Net Zero Operational Carbon target. In addition, the addition of a series of WELL design principles will uplift the occupants’ health and wellbeing. ‘Creating a legacy for the pavilion, once the Expo comes to an end, has been central to the design process. The structure’s cladding is made from lightweight Saudi stone and designed to be efficiently deconstructed and reassembled, or completely reconfigured, to meet different requirements in a future location,’ adds F+P partner Tony Miki. This inherent flexibility will significantly extend the lifespan of the pavilion and enhances its sustainable credentials.

Source: https://www.designboom.com/architecture/first-look-saudi-arabia-expo-2025-osaka-pavilion-designed-foster-partners-11-17-2023/

Saudi Arabia unveils Expo 2025 Osaka pavilion design and logo

The pavilion aims to reflect the story of Saudi Arabia from antiquity to the present and into the future.

The pavilion highlights the wonders of Saudi Arabia, is environmentally friendly, and blends tradition with modernity.

Source: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2409931/saudi-arabia

The mass production of "flying cars" to provide visitors with air taxi services at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka is unlikely to be completed in time for the event's opening due to delays in safety certification, four operators involved in the project have said.
Japan had planned for the air taxi service to be among the expo's main attractions, with the two- to five-seater vehicles expected to provide access to the event's venue, set up on the artificial Yumeshima island in Osaka Bay.

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura is seeking to use the expo as an opportunity to introduce the idea of flying cars being implemented into society, but with safety hurdles not yet cleared and with only around a year and a half left until the expo opens, a limited number of aircraft are expected to be operational in time.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/13/tech/flying-cars-osaka-expo/

The construction costs for the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japanese city of Osaka are now expected to reach up to 235 billion yen (about 1.57 billion U.S. dollars), nearly 1.9 times the original estimate.
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, the organizer of the event, informed relevant parties on Friday of the new estimate. This is the second time the venue construction cost estimate has been raised.

Source: https://english.news.cn/20231021/497ec25c3b414f03b04f8dd7b734ca8f/c.html

Last year Bandai Namco Holdings announced that it will have a Gundam-themed area at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. On Friday, the company revealed the name of the area and a visual, as well as concept art of what it will look like from the outside. The name of the area will be "Gundam Next Future Pavilion." The tagline on the image below reads, "It will connect to the 'future'."

Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-10-09/bandai-namco-reveals-concept-art-visual-for-2025-world-expo-gundam-next-future-pavilion/.203237

Seven of the 13 private-sector companies and organizations that will have pavilions at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo announced the concepts behind their exhibitions at an event Wednesday.
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition arranged the event, where mock-ups of the pavilions were unveiled and the basic concepts behind their exhibits were explained.

Source: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20231005-141169/

A gumnut-inspired design by a global design team led by Buchan has been chosen for the Australian Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka.

Buchan’s design team has come up with a truly Australian pavilion, which calls on the ubiquitous eucalyptus tree and its gumnut as a symbol of ‘the diversity and resilience of Australian people,’ says Buchan.

The structure will reference the gumnut as an abstracted form and will be illuminated with a soft rosy glow to ‘reflect the vibrancy of contemporary Australian society’.

The bright colours of eucalyptus gum blossoms will be a feature of Buchan’s design for the Australian Pavilion for Expo 2025, Osaka. Render: FloodSlicer

Source: https://www.artshub.com.au/news/news/a-giant-gumnut-will-define-australia-to-the-world-at-expo-2025-2671703/

rooftop observation deck

Source: https://www.dezeen.com/2023/10/03/construction-expo-2025-osaka-masterplan-sou-fujimoto/