Gloom on display

World Expo 2025 opens in Japan amid rising global tensions and economic uncertainty

Updated: 2025-04-21 10:43
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Visitors look at the lab-grown heart made from induced pluripotent stem "iPS heart", at Pasona Natureverse Pavilion, at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on April 13. PHILIP FONG/AFP

"The whole global­situation is very unstable," he told CNN. But he added: "I believe this is a really precious opportunity to show so many countries can come together in one place and think about our future together." However, the pavilions — and Fujimoto's sustainable architecture — will be dismantled later this year to make way for Japan's first casino.

Expo highlights

Many visitors carried Myaku-Myaku mascots or wore clothes matching its colors — red, blue and white — to get into the mood.

The imaginary creature Myaku-Myaku was born from the fusion of cells and water in a small spring in the Kansai region, organizers say.

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