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Osaka

Japan’s third largest city is a culinary capital, renowned for its friendly welcome, curious outlook and merchant spirit. Venture beyond the Expo 2025 Osaka site on Yumeshima island to discover eclectic fashion, divine wine…

An exterior image of Osaka’s Maishima incineration Plant.

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Ideal partners

World fairs provide a welcome opportunity to build new connections. As Expo 2025 Osaka gets underway, we celebrate the breadth and depth of Japan’s innovative international collaborations with top companies and industry leaders, from…

The front of the Kabukiza Theatre in Japan.

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Common ground

More than just mutual admiration, the strong links between Japan and Austria have been forged over decades, thanks to a shared outlook and vision outlined below.

Machiko Soshin Hoshina conducting a tea ceremony.

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Culture swap

The 1873 Vienna World’s Fair kick-started a taste for Japanese aesthetics that would influence all aspects of European culture for decades to come.

The “Fuji plate”, a Seto porcelain painting by artist Kawamoto Masukichi.

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The road to Osaka

Running from 13 April to 13 October, Expo 2025 Osaka is projected to welcome 28 million visitors at a critical juncture in world politics. That figure underlines the continuing relevance of world fairs and…

A street in Osaka, Japan with neon lights.
Transport

Department of Municipalities and Transport – Abu Dhabi

Future city blueprint

How do you improve upon a thriving capital city? Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport is the driving force behind a city setting global standards for livability and growth.

The Abu Dhabi skyline.
Design

Stone Island

Stone Island Ghost: Stealth mode

Launched 43 years ago with a line of jackets that ingeniously reworked military tarp, Stone Island has been at the forefront of material research ever since.

Stone Island Ghost: Stealth mode

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