The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition announces the performers and creative team for the Closing Ceremony of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan held today as follows:
Speakers and Lead Performers (in order of appearance)
| Programme | Speakers / Lead Performers |
| Video Programme 1 Countdown to the Futures | － |
| Opening Remarks | ISHIGE Hiroyuki, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition |
| Raising of the National Flag of Japan & National Anthem | Osaka Sumiyoshi Boys and Girls Choir Rover Scouts, Osaka Council, Scout Association of Japan |
| Address by the Chairperson | TOKURA Masakazu, Chairperson, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition |
| Performance Programme 1 -MUSUBI- | ATSUSHI（lead performer） Miyu（lead performer） SISterly ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS! ONDEKOZA |
| Video Programme 2 “Moments of All Lives in EXPO2025: A Shining Moment for All Life” | － |
| Thank You Address | YOSHIMURA Hirofumi, Governor of Osaka Prefecture |
| Greetings from the Honorary Chairperson of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan | ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan |
| Congratulatory Address | Alain BERGER, President of the General Assembly, Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) |
| BIE Flag Handover Ceremony to Expo 2027 Belgrade | － |
| BIE Flag Handover Ceremony to International Horticultural Expo 2027 | － |
| Statement | His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino, Honorary President of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan |
| Performance Programme 2 “EXPO World Journey: A Story of Life Traveling the World” | EXPG STUDIO / MORTAL COMBAT NEXT GENERATION |
| Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Declaration | ITO Yoshitaka, Minister of State (Cabinet Office) |
| BIE Flag Lowering and Handover Ceremony to Expo 2030 Riyadh | － |
| Special Programme – “A journey of foresight” (Expo 2030 Riyadh) | － |
| Performance Programme 3 “Start for the Futures ~To Each of Our Futures” | [Part 1] ・Readers SAKURAI Sho; KAWASE Naomi (Theme Producer / Filmmaker, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan); UDO Yumiko; MASUKADO Kokone (Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima High School), and others ・Performers AoiTsuki (AOI Yamada & TAKAMURA Tsuki) [Part 2] ・Performers N’ism ・Musicians ZARUKAME (KAMEI Yuri / MURAOKA Sonoko) |
| Closing Remarks | ISHIGE Hiroyuki, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition |
Master of Ceremonies: UDO Yumiko
Creative Team
・Planning
KOBASHI Kenji, Event Production Producer, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
KAMEYAMA Atsushiro, Creative Director
Nao’ymt, Music Director
MURAYAMA Naoya, Stage Design
FUJITA Kōzō / Kengo MORITA, Art Directors
YAMAGUCHI Yuji, Stage Direction & Production
ISHII Yuka, Assistant to the Event Production Producer
TAKIMOTO Atsushi, Stage Manager
TOMIZAWA Noboru, Lead Hair & Makeup Director
SIGNING, Planning
LED TOKYO, Sponsor
OKUGAWA Takuji, Technical Director
・Video Programme 1 – “Countdown to the Futures”
CHIBA Takashi, Video Director
HARADA Yuki, Composer
TACHIKAWA Taku, Motion Design
・Performance Programme 1 – “-MUSUBI-” (Connection)
SIS (SAKRA & CHINATSU), Director / Choreographers
IMAI Yu, Music Producer / Composer
SUGIYAMA Hiroki, Video Director
SAITO Hirosumi, Costume Supervisor
・Video Programme 2 – “Moments of All Lives in EXPO2025: A Shining Moment for All Life”
CHIBA Takashi, Video Director
FZ from sfpr / Radical Hardcore Clique, Composer
TACHIKAWA Taku, Motion Design
・Performance Programme 2 – “EXPO World Journey: A Story of Life Traveling the World”
YAMAGUCHI Yuji, Director
YUMI, Choreography
OTSUBO Akihiko, Composer
KONDO Daisuke, Video Director
IWAMOTO Masayuki, Motion Graphics
Joshibi University of Art and Design, Illustration Support
TAKENOUCHI Remi, Costume Supervisor
・Performance Programme 3 – “Start for the Futures ~To Each of Our Futures”
Part I
AoiTsuki (AOI Yamada & TAKAMURA Tsuki), Directors / Choreographers
KAMIJO Haruto (IPA Unexplored IT Talent Development Program “Super Creator”), Costume Materials (AoiTsuki)
Part II
SUEZAWA Noriko, Director / Choreographer
Both Parts
Nao’ymt, Composer
MATSUMOTO Tsuyoshi, Video Director
TAKENOUCHI Remi, Costume Supervisor
Osaka Mode Gakuen, Fitting Support
For Reference
・Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Closing Ceremony Programme Released (press release dated 7 October 2025)
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20251007-02/
・Outline of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Closing Ceremony – National Live Broadcast and Theme Announced – (press release dated 18 September 2025)
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20250918-02/
(Public Relations and Promotion Bureau)