Press Release

2023.10.18 Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, “Pavilions for Private Sectors Concept Presentation” (Second Series) Held
※Front row, from the left: TSURUSAKI Hisanori, QuizKnock, Special Supporter of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan; IZAWA Takushi, QuizKnock, Special Supporter of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan; ITO Masato, Managing Executive Officer, Pasona Group Inc.; JIMI Hanako, Minister for the World Expo 2025; IZUMI Masataka, Representative Director & Executive Vice President, YOSHIMOTO KOGYO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.; ISHIGE Hiroyuki, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition; MYAKU-MYAKU, the official character of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
※Back row, from the left: TAKEUCHI Mitsuo, Secretary General, Specified Nonprofit Corporation ZERI JAPAN; FUJIWARA Koji, Chief GUNDAM Officer, Bandai Namco Group; NISHINO Hiroshi, Executive Board Director and Representative Director, Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.; MORITA Kayoko, Executive Director, PR Division General Manager, Osaka Restaurant Management Association

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) held the Pavilions for Private Sectors Concept Presentation (Second Series).
In the Pavilions for Private Sectors, each exhibitor will devise and present unique exhibitions and presentations in line with the Expo’s theme, “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” aiming to create pavilions that will allow visitors to experience a future society and inspire them with excitement and empathy. Today, exhibitors from 6 of the 13 Pavilions for Private Sectors to be exhibited at the Expo unveiled their promotional videos and mock-ups for the first time and presented their specific concepts for each of their pavilions. Thereby, all 13 participants have announced their concepts, including the seven parties from the first series on October 4.
At the talk session, IZAWA Takushi and TSURUSAKI Hisanori of the web media “QuizKnock”, which became a special supporter of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, served as facilitators and introduced the attractive features of each pavilion.
On November 30, 2023, which marks 500 days before the opening of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, the sale of advance tickets will finally start. The contents of the concept presentations by all 13 participants, which were conducted separately in two sessions, will be introduced on the Association’s official website in the future.

  1. Event title: Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, Pavilions for Private Sectors Concept Presentation (Second Series)
  2. Date and time: From 1 pm to 3 pm, Wednesday, October 18, 2023
  3. Venue: Pasona Group Inc. PASONA SQUARE, 16F, Hall (Minato-ward, Tokyo)
  4. Program
    ●Concept presentation by Pavilions for Private Sectors exhibitors
    【Exhibitors from 6 organizations and companies】
     ※ not listed in any particular order
    YOSHIMOTO KOGYO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., Pasona Group Inc.,
    Specified Nonprofit Corporation ZERI JAPAN, Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.,
    Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd., Osaka Restaurant Management Association
    ●Talk session by Pavilions for Private Sectors exhibitors ※Title of honor omitted
    Facilitator: “QuizKnock” IZAWA Takushi and TSURUSAKI Hisanori

Photos at the concept presentation

YOSHIMOTO KOGYO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Pasona Group Inc.
Specified Nonprofit Corporation ZERI JAPAN
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Osaka Restaurant Management Association

Photo at the talk session with Pavilions for Private Sectors exhibitors

From the left: TSURUSAKI Hisanori, QuizKnock, Special Supporter of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan; IZAWA Takushi, QuizKnock, Special Supporter of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan; IZUMI Masataka, Representative Director & Executive Vice President, YOSHIMOTO KOGYO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.; ITO Masato, Managing Executive Officer, Pasona Group Inc.; TAKEUCHI Mitsuo, Secretary General, Specified Nonprofit Corporation ZERI JAPAN; FUJIWARA Koji, Chief GUNDAM Officer, Bandai Namco Group; NISHINO Hiroshi, Executive Board Director and Representative Director, Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.; NARUSE Kenji, Executive Director, Deputy Secretary General, Osaka Restaurant Management Association 

※ Today’s presentation and talk session videos will be published on the Association’s official YouTube channel later.
Regarding the “Pavilions for Private Sectors Concept Presentation” (First Series), please refer to the following press release.
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20231004-04/

For reference

■YOSHIMOTO KOGYO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
YOSHIMOTO Pavilion waraii myraii
https://www.yoshimoto.co.jp/ (Japanese)

■Pasona Group Inc.
PASONA NATUREVERSE
https://www.pasonagroup.co.jp/english/

■Specified Nonprofit Corporation ZERI JAPAN
BLUE OCEAN DOME
https://www.zeri.jp/en/

■Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.
GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION
https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/index.html

■Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd
Joint Pavilion Iida Group × Osaka Metropolitan Univ.
https://www.ighd.co.jp/en/

■Osaka Restaurant Management Association
ORA Pavilion “UTAGE (Banquet)”
https://www.ora.or.jp/ (Japanese)
https://www.ora.or.jp/pdf/usa.pdf

Inquiries

Public Relations Department, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
e-mail: media@expo2025.or.jp