The city of Osaka, with its history of over 1,500 years as a commercial capital of Japan, aspires to be Asia’s number one city for international tourism and culture.
One of the key events poised to transform this dream into reality is the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka (Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai), located in the Kansai region, that is scheduled to take place from April 13 to October 13, 2025, on Yumeshima island in the Osaka Bay area.
The largest city in western Japan, Osaka – with its cultural diversity – has many similarities with Malaysia, according to Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau president Hiroshi Mizohata.
“It is a city of co-prosperity that accepts many different worldviews and values, attracting people with a spirit of challenge,” he told Bernama during a visit to the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau office here recently.
