Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240217_02/The organizer of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka has pushed back the construction deadline for pavilions from mid-July to mid-October this year.
About 50 countries have opted to build their own pavilions. But their plans have largely been upended by soaring material costs, a shortage of labor, and difficult negotiations with construction companies.
Only 36 of those countries have secured a contractor. And construction is actually underway for just five pavilions.