IN PHOTOS | Sneak peek of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan
Media members got a tour of the pavilions at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on Wednesday, which opens to the public on April 13.
#Expo #Japan #travel #Osaka #News #World
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IN PHOTOS | Sneak peek of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan
Media members got a tour of the pavilions at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on Wednesday, which opens to the public on April 13.
#Expo #Japan #travel #Osaka #News #World
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/photos/in-photos-sneak-peek-of-expo-2025-in-osaka-japan-1.7505957?cmp=rss

After a tumultuous build-up, the Osaka Expo site welcomed the media for a close-up look on Wednesday, with little sign of the controversies on the road toward its opening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/osaka-expo-media-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osakaexpo #osaka

I think the only thing I care about concerning Osaka Expo is Myaku Myaku.
I need to get a small figure or something while I still can (I didn't dare to look, they must be crazy overpriced)

That time of the year.

My wife went with me to Sakura no Miya near Ōsaka Castle where the river is lined by sakura cherry trees. The Ōsaka Mint (大阪造幣局の桜の通り) by the river features several varieties of sakura (most of these photos).

I was concerned that the need for a mobile phone barcode to enter the Mint could exclude most foreigners. This was the only crowd control I've seen this year. If they do that in Kyōto with constant loudspeaker warnings, people won't find the peacefulness they came there for.

My wife looked up the Ōsaka Mint Website on the spot and got the barcode, so we could get in. She took some photos of me, so you can see how I look in my old age, shortly after the catheter operation that fixed my irregular heartbeat. I could walk for over four hours, feeling great since returning home!

Open access publications: https://japanned.hcommons.org

Die Osaka Expo steht unter keinem guten Stern. Kurz vor der Eröffnung wurden erhöhte Methangaswerte auf dem Gelände festgestellt. #japan #expo #osaka

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/gefaehrliche-methankonzentration-auf-dem-gelaende-der-osaka-expo-gemessen-354124/

Der #Tsutentaku ist eine der Hauptattraktionen in #Osaka. Seit Anfang April setzt der Turm nun auf grüne Energie. Mit nachhaltigem Strom werden Beleuchtung und Klimaanlagen betrieben. #Japan

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/osakas-tsutentaku-turm-setzt-auf-erneuerbare-energien-354027/

A potentially explosive concentration of methane gas has been detected at the site of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka Prefecture, prompting safety measures and raising fresh concerns about the event site. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/osaka-expo-methane-gas-leakage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #osaka #methane

Dendrobium treleaseanum at Sakuya Konohana Kan, Osaka, in May 2024. OM-1 + M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro.

Vanilla planifolia at Sakuya Konohana Kan, Osaka, in May 2023. OM-1 + M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro.

#Japanese crushers at work in #Dnipro.

Every hour, they are capable of processing up to 400 tons of construction debris into materials for further use in the city economy.

According to Mayor #Borys_Filatov, this is the result of cooperation with the #Japanese government and the #JICA #Ukraine agency in #Dnipro.

Moreover, according to #Filatov, the city has a partnership with the #Japanese city of #Osaka, and this cooperation will continue.

Thank you, #Japan

Cerasus x yedoensis 'Somei-yoshino' at Osaka Metropolitan University Botanical Gardens, Osaka, in April 2024. OM-1 + M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro.

Three men were arrested on Thursday for allegedly abandoning a body, believed to be of a woman, found inside a home freezer in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/japan/crime-legal/dead-body-in-freezer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #shiga #osaka

Pelargonium graveolens 'Bourbon' at Nagai Botanical Garden, Osaka, in May 2024. OM-1 + M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro.

Countries participating in the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka are taking on Japan's love of mascots by coming up with characters of their own, some of which incorporate the culture of the host country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/japan/society/expo-mascot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #2025osakaexpo #osaka #mascots