The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition has updated the content of the “Report on the Effectiveness of Fully Cashless Payment Operations at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan”, which was originally published on Monday, 17 November 2025. The updated report is posted below.
Report on the Effectiveness of Fully Cashless Payment Operations at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (Updated)
・Publishing Date: Thursday, 25 December 2025
Full Report (PDF) (Japanese)
Comparison of previous and updated versions (PDF) (Japanese)
Summary of Updates
・Analysis of sales using on-site payment data
・Analysis of user attributes and usage trends, including tourists from overseas
・Analysis of usage of “MYAKU-Pe!”, the Expo’s original e-money system
・Analysis of facial recognition payment usage, etc.
*The main purpose of this survey was to analyse trends in payment amounts. Visitor ages, and places and countries of residence are provided solely for reference when interpreting the analysis results of payment amount trends. If you wish to consult the data on visitor age, and place and country of residence, please see the separately published “A Look Back on Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Through Data” (Extraordinary Executive Committee Meeting materials, 24 December 2025, page 20 onwards; https://www.expo2025.or.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/20251224_rijikaisiryou.pdf) (Japanese).
(For Reference)
- Survey of the Effectiveness of Fully Cashless Payment Operations at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (17 November 2025)
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20251117-01/
- About Cashless Payments at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/cashless/