Press Release

2024.05.15 About the General Sponsors of “Theme Weeks”

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) is pleased to announce the following five new general sponsors of Theme Weeks at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”). This brings the total number of general sponsors of Theme Weeks to 12.

■ New sponsors of the theme week (In alphabetical order)
・COSMO ENERGY HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, Group CEO: YAMADA Shigeru)
・Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: KITO Shunichi)
・JERA Co., Inc. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Global CEO and Chair: KANI Yukio; President, Director, CEO and COO: OKUDA Hisahide)
・Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd. (Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture; Representative Director and President: MANO Yuichi)
・Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President & CEO: KAWAI Toshiki)

■ Details of the Sponsorship
General Sponsorship:
 Through sponsorship, companies and organisations can support the overall project, including the overall publicity of the Theme Weeks, and participate in project planning for specific programs of the  “Agenda 2025” Theme Weeks program, which is organised and implemented by the Association.


■ Number of theme week sponsors (as of 15 May, 2024): 12 companies
■ List of Theme Week Sponsors (In alphabetical order)
                                               (As of 15 May, 2024)


■ Moving forward:
 With less than 1 year to go before the opening of the Expo, the outline of Agenda 2025, a programme organised by the Association during Theme Week, is being finalised. New sponsoring companies and organisations, and programmes will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.
 To enhance the Theme Weeks, the Association is still accepting applications from companies and organisations for “Programme Sponsorship”, in which they are invited to sponsor the planning of specific programme projects of the Theme Weeks. In addition, the Association is also accepting enquiries about “Theme Week Connect”, an initiative that will be held outside the Expo site.

(Reference)
■ “Theme Weeks” at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan to be held – Call for General Sponsorships started (18 January, 2023)
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20230118-02/

■ Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, “Theme Weeks”, Theme Structure Announced, Call for Program Sponsorship Started (2 June, 2023)
 https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20230602-01/

■ Theme Weeks Calendar for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan “Theme Weeks” Decided (October, 2023)
 https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20231025-02/

■ “Theme Weeks Connect” Initiative to Hold, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan “Theme Weeks” Throughout Japan Launched (12 December, 2023)
 https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20231212-04/


(Contact)
● For Enquiries about Theme Weeks:
 Theme Week Division, Policy and Planning Department, Policy and Planning Bureau, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition

● For Enquiries related to “Program Sponsorship”:
 E-mail : tw-kyosan@expo2025.or.jp

● For Enquiries related to “Theme Week Connect”:
E-mail : tw-connect@expo2025.or.jp

● For Enquiries from the media and press:
Global Communication Department, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Email: globalpr@expo2025.or.jp