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TOKYO: Osaka Gov. Yoshimura Hirofumi congratulated Saudi Arabia after Riyadh was named the venue for Expo 2030.

“As Osaka, the host city of the 2025 Expo, we are going to realize a great Expo,” he said, adding that Osaka will hand over the Expo flag to the Kingdom. “Let’s do our best together,” he said.

The Osaka Expo will take place from April 13 to Oct. 13, 2025, under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”

So far, 159 countries have committed to taking part in the Osaka Expo.