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One year before the opening of Expo ’70 Osaka-Kansai on Saturday, April 13, 2024, Shoji Kawamori will speak at the “Osaka-Kansai Expo One Year Before the Opening Event – Toward All Life and an Exciting Future. ~Shoji Kawamori speaks at the talk session. <The event will also be streamed live on Expo2025 Osaka-Kansai’s official YouTube channel.

On Saturday, April 13, 2024, one year before the opening of the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Osaka-Kansai Expo), the “Osaka-Kansai Expo One Year Before the Opening Event – For All Life and an Exciting Future. ~The event will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024, one year before the opening of Expo ’70 Osaka-Kansai, and will be live-streamed from the MISHOP official YouTube account.
Eight theme project producers, including Shoji Kawamori, will participate in a talk session at this event.
Each producer will share his/her signature project initiatives and the attractions of Osaka/Kansai Expo.
In addition, along with the newly appointed Osaka-Kansai Expo Special Supporters, the official uniforms of the staff welcoming visitors at the Expo site will be unveiled for the first time.

■Osaka-Kansai Expo One Year Prior to the Opening of the Expo – Toward All Life and an Exciting Future. ~Outline of the “Osaka/Kansai Expo One Year Prior to the Opening of the Expo
・Date and time: April 13, 2024 (Saturday) from 14:00 to 15:30 (tentative)

About viewing by live-streaming
 URL for live-streaming (Japanese: Expo2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo official YouTube channel)
 https://youtube.com/live/DdnyP751IhM
 To watch in English, please switch the language from the following URL (zoom).
 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85430804713?pwd=e4AGYaCKevqsfrvimsqiocP5J868NA.1

Theme Project Producers Talk Session
Facilitator Takuji Izawa (member of QuizKnock, a special supporter of Expo 2010 Osaka-Kansai) will lead a talk session among eight theme project producers.Each producer will share their approach to their signature project and the appeal of the Osaka/Kansai Expo.

▼Osaka/Kansai Expo Theme Project Producers (titles omitted)
  Hiroaki Miyata (Professor, Keio University)
  Hiroshi Ishiguro (Professor, Osaka University; Visiting Director, ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Research Institute)
  Sachiko Nakajima (Musician, Mathematics Researcher, STEAM Educator)
  Yoichi Ochiai, Media Artist
  Shinichi Fukuoka (Biologist, Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University)
  Shoji Kawamori, Animation Director, Mechanical Designer, Vision Creator
  Kundo Koyama (Broadcaster, Vice President of Kyoto University of Arts)
  Kawase Naomi (Filmmaker)

For more information on this event, please visit the official Expo2025 website.
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/news/news-20240329-10/

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