Tuesday, 13 October 2026 14:30 – 16:00
NHK Osaka Hall
*Information for the General Public
As this venue is reserved exclusively for Expo 2025 staff, sponsoring companies, exhibitors, and other authorized personnel, the general public will not be admitted.
The URL for the online stream will be announced in early October.
Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
| Time | Programme | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30～ | Opening Sequence: Open! Futures Summit | ― |
| 14:32～ | Opening Remarks by the MC | UDO Yumiko AOKI Munetaka |
| 14:34～ | Singing of the National Anthem | NONOMURA Ayano |
| 14:36～ | Opening Remarks | TOKURA Masakazu, Chairperson, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition |
| 14:39～ | Re:mind EXPO2025 | “Myaku Myaku”, the official character of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan |
| 14:45～ | Guest Speeches | ・Government Officials ・YOSHIMURA Hirofumi, Governor of Osaka Prefecture ・Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, Secretary General of The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) ・MATSUMOTO Masayoshi, Chairman, Kansai Economic Federation |
| 14:57～ | EXPO 2025 FUTURES NEWS | ・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: INOUE Hiroo, Director-General for Commerce and Service Industry Policy ・TORII Shingo, Chairperson, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry ・KOMURA Masato, Secretary General, Japan Association for the International Horticultural Expo 2027, Yokohama GREEN×EXPO 2027 Official Mascot “Tunku Tunku” ・Director of the Canada Pavilion, Laurie Peters, Minister-Counselor at the Canadian Embassy in Japan ・Representative of EXPO 2027 Belgrade ・Representative of Expo 2030 Riyadh ・UDO Yumiko |
| 15:10～ | Myaku Myaku Stage | “Myaku Myaku”, the official character of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan |
| 15:13～ | Futures Presentation Relay | ・Expo Site Design Producer FUJIMOTO Sou ・Expo Site Operations Producer ISHIKAWA Masaru ・Theme Producers FUKUOKA Shin-Ichi KAWAMORI Shoji KAWASE Naomi KOYAMA Kundo ISHIGURO Hiroshi NAKAJIMA Sachiko OCHIAI Yoichi MIYATA Hiroaki ・Expo Events Producer KOHASHI Kenji |
| 15:37～ | Promise for the Futures | [Readers] UDO Yumiko AOKI Munetaka [Performers] Aoitsuki (AOI Yamada and TAKAMURA Tsuki) LA SEÑAS Kids Dancers |
| 15:45～ | Closing Remarks | ISHIGE Hiroyuki, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition |
| 15:49～ | Ending Sequence：See you again! For the Futures! | ― |
| 15:50～ | Photo Session | |
| 15:55～ | Closing Remarks by the MC | UDO Yumiko AOKI Munetaka |
An opening performance that looks back on the 184 days of Expo 2025 through video and stage production. Experience once again the diverse scenes that unfolded at the Expo site and the moments that moved visitors’ hearts, alongside a 1/200-scale model of the Grand Ring. Toward the end, Myaku Myaku will also make an appearance to liven up the opening of the Summit.
This segment, presented in the format of a news programme, explores how the lessons, technologies, and connections forged at Expo 2025 will shape the future. Together with panelists from various backgrounds involved in the Expo, we will consider how to carry forward the Expo’s legacy to the next international exposition and future society.
Eleven producers who helped shape Expo 2025 will take the stage to present on the themes they raised at the Expo, how those themes have evolved since the event’s conclusion, and the future they aim to achieve.
Based on the “Futures Messages”—voices for the future—collected from visitors through various “EXPO 2025 Futures” events, this programme features readings and dance performances that convey the hopes for the future envisioned by each individual. The readers include UDO Yumiko and AOKI Munetaka, while the performers include AoiTsuki, who appeared in the closing ceremony and first-anniversary event performance programme “Start for the Futures. ~Toward Each Person’s Future,” as well as the kid dancers who performed at the closing ceremony and the 1st-anniversary event, and the percussion performance group LA SEÑAS. Together, they will lead the event toward a grand finale that engages the entire venue.
UDO Yumiko
Born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1969. Raised in Hyogo and Osaka Prefectures. Joined NHK in 1991. She worked on programmes such as “NHK News: Ohayo Nippon,” “Sunday Sports,” “News 10,” and “Asa Ichi,” served as a correspondent in New York, and hosted the “Kohaku Uta Gassen” music festival. She left NHK in 2018 to become a freelance. After serving as the main anchor for “news zero,” she is currently active in a wide range of fields, including “Udo Times,” “Udō Yumiko no Kenkō Annainin!” and “Udo-no-radio.” She serves as a visiting researcher at the University of Tokyo’s Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Information Research Center and as a director of the Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation. Her published works include *Udo-Roku*, *Okami Udo Yumiko no Otsumami Recipe-cho*, and *～Senkyo ni Ikō! Erabu Tanoshisa Eraberu Shiawase～*.
AOKI Munetaka
Born in 1980 in Osaka Prefecture. He first gained attention for his role in the NHK morning drama series *Chiritotechin* (2007) and has since appeared in numerous NHK Taiga dramas, including *Ryōmaden* (2010) and *The 13 Lords of the Shogun* (2022). It has also been announced that he will appear in the 2027 Taiga drama “The Shogunate’s Rebel.” His major recent works include the Academy Award-winning “Godzilla Minus One” (2023), “The Samurai and the Prisoner” (2026), which was officially selected for the Cannes International Film Festival, Netflix’s “Human Vapor” (2026), and Prime Video’s “Criminal” (2026). He is expanding the scope of his activities, serving as the main host of TBS’s “Lala LIFE” and being appointed as a special supporter for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.