Osaka Expo draws more than 140,000 reservations on opening day

Challenges remain in reducing overcrowding, 8 overseas pavilions still not open

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The Osaka Expo site is bustling with people since the opening of the event on Sunday  in Konohana Ward, Osaka city, Japan. (Photo by Yo Inoue)

Nikkei staff writers

OSAKA -- Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, opened on Sunday, as the number of people who booked to visit exceeded 140,000.

While the venue was bustling despite criticism that momentum was sluggish, issues also emerged for the "queue-free Expo" that the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition is aiming for. Some overseas pavilions were unable to open due to delayed preparations.

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