Osaka, Apr. 11, (dpa/GNA) – The opening ceremony for this year’s world exhibition Expo 2025 will take place in the Japanese city of Osaka on Saturday in the presence of Japanese Emperor Naruhito.
The gates will open to the general public on Sunday. The Expo site, located on the artificial island of Yumeshima, is surrounded by the Grand Ring, a two-kilometre-long and up to 20-metre-high wooden construction which the organizers say is the largest in the world.
The imposing structure is intended to symbolise the overarching concept of the Expo – diversity and unity.
Over a period of six months, until October 13, more than 160 countries, regions and international organizations will be presenting their ideas in their pavilions on the central theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”.
The organizers expect 23 million visitors, although surveys indicate that interest among the Japanese population has so far been much lower than hoped for. Osaka last hosted the Expo in 1970, when more than 64 million visitors came.
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