April 22 marks Earth Day!We are pleased to announce that EARTH DAY at Expo will be celebrated at “LIVE EARTH JOURNY”

Tuesday, April 22 is “Earth Day”!
In collaboration with Earth Day Tokyo, EARTH DAY at Expo will be held at “LIVE EARTH JOURNEY”
We will present a variety of programs, including SDGs presentations by children and a joint biodiversity project.

This is a program for both adults and children to reflect on the future of our vibrant, living Earth.

Event Announcement: EARTH DAY at Expo

Shoji Kawamori, director and mechanical designer of the Macross series, leading Vector Vision Co., Ltd. , in collaboration with the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, will host EARTH DAY at Expo at the “LIVE EARTH JOURNEY” Pavilion on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 — Earth Day.

In partnership with “Earth Day Tokyo,” Japan’s largest Earth Day event, a variety of special programs will be delivered.

Date and Time:
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 13:00–17:00

Venue:
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Shoji Kawamori’s Signature Pavilion “LIVE EARTH JOURNEY”
(Location: In front of the “the Window of the Universe”)

Program Schedule (Tentative)

Please note that program content and guest speakers are subject to change.

13:00–13:30
Earth Day Talk Session
Shoji Kawamori (Producer) × Sotaro Obara (Ministry of the Environment, Satoyama Ambassador) × Ryuji Kawano (Earth Day Tokyo)

13:30–14:30
Dream Builders — Bilingual Kids’ SDGs Action Presentation (Japanese/English)

14:30–15:00
Earth Saver Certification Ceremony & “Earth’s Latale” — Lessons from Endangered Species
Speakers: Shoji Kawamori (Producer) / Maya Takimoto (WWF Japan) / Haruka Takagishi (CEO, CLASS EARTH)
Facilitator: Sotaro Obara

15:00–16:00
Incredible Creatures — A Deep Dive into “Miwa-ke Land”
Speakers:

• Shoji Kawamori (Producer)
• Maya Takimoto (WWF Japan)
• Sarii Self (Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc., EXPO Sales Promotion Department)
• Toride Sumiya (TOPPAN Inc., Exposition and IR Promotion Office)
• Yuichiro Koyama (Kura Sushi, Inc., PR and IR Department)
• Shogoro Fujiki (CEO, BIOME Inc.)
• Tetsuo Nakagawa (Executive Officer, Minami Metal Co., Ltd.)
• Satoshi Hashimoto (Marketing Department, Koken Co., Ltd.)
  Facilitator: Haruka Takagishi (CEO, CLASS EARTH)

16:00–16:30
“Deculture” Life Sphere Creation — A Creative Talk Session
Speakers:

• Shinobu Matsumura (Renowned Figurine Sculptor, Kaiyodo)
• Shuichi Miyawaki (Kaiyodo)
• Shoji Kawamori (Producer)

16:30–17:00
Ending Talk: “Revitalizing the Earth through Expo”
Speakers:

• Shoji Kawamori (Producer)
• Special Guests
• Hajime Tsujita (Youth Founder, Earth Day Tokyo)