The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition has created an interview video series entitled ‘Passing on the Story, to the Future’. This series involves speaking to those involved in the Expo, including the Commissioners General and producers, to find out what they thought of it, what they discovered, the Expo’s legacy, and more besides.
From 30 April 2026 onwards, you’ll be able to watch the video interviews on the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan official Website and the official Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan YouTube channel as they’re released. See below for more details.
Release date (phased)
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Interview Period
October 2025 to February 2026
Title
Passing on the Story, to the Future
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Official Website
Interview video ‘Passing on the Story, to the Future’
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/officialrecord/interview
Interviewees(Honorifics omitted)
・Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Dimitri S. KERKENTZES
[Saving Lives Zone]
・Commissioner General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Marc KUIPERS
・Commissioner General of Republic of Angola Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Albina Faria de Assis AFRICANO
[Empowering Lives Zone]
・Commissioner General, USA Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan William E.GRAYSON
・Commissioner General of the France Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Jacques MAIRE
・Commissioner General of the UAE Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Shihab AL FAHEEM
・Commissioner General for the Canada Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Laurie PETERS
・Commissioner General of the Switzerland Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Manuel SALCHLI
・Director of the Federative Republic of Brazil Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Pablo LIRA
・Commissioner General of the 2025 World Exposition in Japan HANEDA Koji
・Chairperson of Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition TOKURA Masakazu
・Secretary General of Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition ISHIGE Hiroyuki
・Expo Site Design Producer Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan FUJIMOTO Sou
・Expo Site Operation Producer Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan ISHIKAWA Masaru
・Theme Producer Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan MIYATA Hiroaki
・ Same as above ISHIGURO Hiroshi
・ Same as above NAKAJIMA Sachiko
・ Same as above OCHIAI Yoichi
・ Same as above FUKUOKA Shin-Ichi
・ Same as above KAWAMORI Shoji
・ Same as above KOYAMA Kundo
・ Same as above KAWASE Naomi
・Expo Events Producer Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan KOHASHI Kenji
・Japan Pavilion General Producer and Designer Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan SATO Oki
・“Under The Midnight Rainbow” Creative Director Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan TANAKA Naoki
For Reference:
The official channel of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD6DI0GaY8v60mh9HfzGZMQ