https://www.alojapan.com/1244224/osaka-expo-to-be-compass-to-future-gov-yoshimura/ Osaka Expo to be “compass” to future: Gov Yoshimura #expo #Japan #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #TradeExpo #WorldExpo #大阪 #大阪府 “The Osaka Expo this time will be one aimed at solving social issues, not boosting national prestige,” Yoshimura told media outlets including Jiji Press. “I hope that the Expo will be a compass pointing the way to the future.” The prefecture had hosted an Expo in 1970. On the legacy that this year’s Expo may …

https://www.alojapan.com/1231529/osaka-expo-to-boost-consumption-by-1-trillion-yen-think-tank/ Osaka Expo to boost consumption by 1 trillion yen: think tank #ConsumptionBoostOsakaExpo #Expo2025Economy #JapanNews #JapanTourism #news #Osaka #OsakaExpo #OsakaNews #WorldExpo #大阪 #大阪府 The World Exposition opening next month in Osaka could boost Japan’s consumption by 1 trillion yen ($6.7 billion), with spending by foreign tourists outside the event venue accounting for about 30 percent, according to an estimate by a private think tank. Of 2…

I’ve lived in this city for decades, and only now do I discover (by accident / serendipity) these wonderful modernist pedestrian bridges.

They were part of the 1930 World Expo in Antwerp, built in an old entrenchment-turned-park.

: Mastvestpark, Antwerp, Belgium

South Korea and Japan’s second cities might both wish they had never bid to host a World Expo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/12/15/japan/japan-world-expo/?utm_content=buffer6ccb0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #osaka #worldexpo

I've run away to join the Zirkus!

I've been on Octodon Social since July 2017 (you can find my old posts at https://octodon.social/@ValerianForrest) but I'm jumping to this instance because I think I'll get more out of the local timeline here.

I'll mostly be talking about the #Arts (particularly #Theatre and #ClassicalMusic), #Travel (I'm partial to a spot of fantasy city break planning), #Eurovision and World Expos/World's Fairs ( #WorldExpo ).