The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition will hold the Junior Expo “Presentations by Junior High School Students” on Friday, February 23, 2024, at “The 5th Kansai SDGs Youth Meeting 2023” as a platform for children to present what they have learnt through the Junior Expo 2025 Educational Program.
The program was launched in October 2020 to encourage children, who will play a leading role in the future, to participate in events related to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as the Expo) in the run-up to the Expo. Students also learn about the SDGs, think of ideas around the Expo theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” and develop an interest in visiting the Expo in 2025. In the 2023 academic year the program is open to elementary and junior high schools not only in Japan but also in overseas Japanese schools and other overseas educational facilities.
From 112 ideas submitted by participating junior high schools in Japan, three have been selected to be presented by the junior high school students, who will then receive comments from the judges.
１．Time and date: From 11:00 to 12:55, Friday, February 23, 2024 (tentative)
２．Program: *The contents are subject to change.
(The presentation will be live-streamed on YouTube.)
11:00 –11:05: Greetings from the Organiser
NISHIGAI Hironobu, Section Director General, Public Relations and Promotions Bureau, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
11:05 –11:15: Special video message
IZAWA Takushi of QuizKnock, Special Supporter of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Special guest
MYAKU-MYAKU, the official character of the Expo
11:15 –12:10: Presentations by junior high school students
12:10 –12:25: General comments
12:25 –12:35: Award ceremony
12:35 –12:55: Photo session
3．Judges: (Alphabetical Order)
・HAZEMOTO Youshi, Senior Deputy Chief Officer, EXPO 2025 Business Promotion Desk, Executive Office, The Yomiuri Shinbun
・ITO Takeshi, Professor, Social Solution Initiative, Osaka University
・MIZUTA Atsuko, Education Consulting Division, CAREERLINK CO., LTD.
・SAWADA Yukiko, Co-creation Promotion Division, Planning Department, Public Relations and Promotion Bureau, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
・TAWA Masahiro, Professor, Social Solution Initiative, Osaka University
４．Presenting Schools: (Alphabetical order)
2 groups from Kahoku Municipal Kahokudai Junior High School (Ishikawa Prefecture)
1 group from Matsubara Municipal Matsubara 5th Junior High School (Osaka Prefecture)
５．Details on “The 5th Kansai SDGs Youth Meeting 2023”:
http://www.knowledgelab.jp/action/?sn=123 (Japanese)
６. Participation application:
To watch the live-stream of the “Presentations by Junior High School Students” and to participate in the event, you need to apply in advance for “The 5th Kansai SDGs Youth Meeting 2023.” Please apply using the dedicated form below. Participation is free of charge. (The number of participants is limited by the size of the venue.)
・Dedicated Application Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTiM0zCHOtjSc-gJl5k4heU9qkM8f14WXcvWNtYUcw_u622g/viewform (Japanese)
・ Venue: KANDAI Me RISE, Kansai University Umeda Campus (1-5, Tsuruno-cho, Kita ward, Osaka)
Contact email for those wishing to visit: info@knowledgelab.jp
７．Other information:
・This program is subsidised by JKA.
・The Junior Expo (poster presentation) for elementary schools is scheduled to be released on our website in March of this year.
Public Relations Department, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
E-mail: media@expo2025.or.jp