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The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition and and Aoyama Gakuin University, School of International Politics, Economics and Communication (Shibuya ward, Tokyo) will hold “Expo Classroom in Aoyama Gakuin University” for the students of the university and members of the general public on Tuesday, 5 November, 2024 at Honda Memorial Hall (Aoyama Gakuin University Aoyama Campus).
At Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”), more than 160 countries, regions, and international organisations, as well as companies, NGOs/NPOs, civil society organisations, and others will gather from around the world. There, they will bring together initiatives for a “future society for our lives” to help achieve the SDGs and envision the future beyond them.
The Expo Classroom is an event where people can learn from the diverse wisdom gathered at the Expo from around the world to solve such global issues. At the event, speakers from Nordic Pavilion, the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of the Sudan will take to the stage to talk about their countries’ initiatives and the ideas behind the themes and content of their pavilions. Through the event, participants can learn about the “future society” envisioned by each country. In addition, we will conduct a demonstration experiment of a multilingual simultaneous interpretation streaming system powered by AI technology, which is planned to be used at the Expo.
*Advance registration is required to attend this event in person.
*A live stream of the event can also be viewed on Zoom.
*A simultaneous interpretation will be provided at the venue.
*There will be press coverage at the venue.
1. Time and Date: Tuesday, 5 November, 2024, 15:00 – 16:30 (tentative)
2. Sponsored by Aoyama Gakuin University, School of International Politics, Economics and Communication
Co-sponsored by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
3. Venue: Aoyama Gakuin University Aoyama Campus.
Honda Memorial Hall (University Building 17, 6th floor)
(4-4-25 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8366, Japan)
https://www.aoyama.ac.jp/en/outline/aoyama_campus/
4. How to apply:
Please apply using the application form below. A live stream will also be available.
*Anyone from the general public can also participate. (Free admission)
▽On-site Participation Application Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWKdpqbMdM8hHRJkg11NczK2jFyMN1HSeQ5mSZC3-bjLg_lw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 (Japanese)
[Live Stream URL]
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89278386709
5. Programme:
・Expo Classroom “Official Participants’ Pavilions”
①Nordic Pavilion
Ragnar THORVARDARSON
Commissioner General for Iceland Participation at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Cecilia EKHOLM
Commissioner General for the Kingdom of Sweden Participation at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
②Sultanate of Oman
Hatem AL YAQOUBI
Counsellor/Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman-Tokyo
③Republic of the Philippines
Jerome B. DIAZ
Tourism Representative and Tourism Attaché, Tourism Section, Philippine Consulate General-Osaka
④Republic of the Sudan
Ali Mohamed Ahmed Osman MOHAMED
Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Sudan to Japan.
▽Expo Classroom
An “Expo” is an event that brings together many people and things from all over the world. It is a place where people gather wisdom from all corners of the globe to tackle various global issues.The Expo Classroom is an initiative to share the wisdom of diverse participants who gather for the Expo with many people in the form of seminars, and to learn and think together about a future society for our lives. By learning about new initiatives, technologies, services, and systems that will take root in the future society, which can only be experienced at the Expo, we will convey a common understanding of the appeal of the Expo and create opportunities for the next generation of talented leaders of the future society to achieve great things.
▽Dialogue Series: Expo 2025
Expo 2025 aims to contribute to achieving the goals of the SDGs under the theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. “Dialogue Series: Expo 2025” launched in April 2024, one year before the opening of the Expo, and brings together Official Participants and students from more than 160 countries, regions, and international organisations that have announced their participation in Expo 2025 to find resolutions to global issues.
▽Multilingual Simultaneous Interpretation Streaming System
This system is one of the systems provided by the sponsor TOPPAN HOLDING INC, (Head Office: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director President & CEO: MARO Hideharu) as an automatic translation system for the Future Society Showcase Project Exhibition in Expo 2025(*1). The system uses AI technology to automatically and simultaneously interpret the speech of a speaker at lectures, symposia, and other occasions, and displays the results as subtitles on a large screen at the venue.
We are currently developing and verifying the system for use at the Expo. At “Expo Classroom in Kindai University”, we will conduct a demonstration experiment to verify the appropriate display of text size and display speed tailored to the environment of the venue and to verify the operational optimisation of the system. This demonstration experiment will utilise the simultaneous interpretation technology currently under research and development in the “Research and Development of Advanced Multilingual Translation Technology” (*2) research project commissioned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
*1 “Sponsorship of an Automatic Translation System for the Future Society Showcase Project Exhibition”
https://www.holdings.toppan.com/ja/news/2023/01/newsrelease230118_1.html
(Japanese Only)
*2 “Research and Development on the Advancement of Multilingual Translation Technology”
https://www.holdings.toppan.com/ja/news/2020/08/newsrelease_200828_2.html
(Japanese Only)
University Public Relations Division, University Policy and Planning Department,
Aoyama Gakuin University
TEL：03-3409-8159
URL：https://www.aoyama.ac.jp/companies/interview.html