Despite delayed preparations, the World Exposition in Osaka opened to the public on Sunday. According to Kyodo News, organizers hope the six-month event, which focuses on crafting a sustainable future, would improve the local economy.
158 nations and territories are participating in the exhibition, which will run until October 13 on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay. It is estimated that 28.2 million people will attend. Focusing on “life” and strategies for building a sustainable future society, it is Japan’s first international expo since the one held in Aichi Prefecture in 2005.
The Grand Ring, which has a 2 km radius and is acknowledged by Guinness World Records as the biggest wooden architectural structure in the world, encircles its main displays.
A “Mars rock” found in Antarctica by a Japanese research team in 2000 is one of the main exhibits at the Japan Pavilion. Meanwhile, sheets of heart muscle made from iPS cells, a type of stem cell that can develop into any body tissue, are displayed at the health-themed pavilion of the Osaka prefectural and city government.
Based on the aim of 28.2 million visitors, the government projects that the event would generate an economic effect of 2.92 trillion yen ($20 billion) across the country. On busy days, it is anticipated that 220,000 people would visit.
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