OSAKA -- With just one month left until the start of Expo 2025 in Osaka, the city's lodging and transportation industries are working overtime to prepare for a huge influx of visitors, although sluggish advance ticket sales have caused some concern.
Railway operators will run more trains to handle expected 28m visitors

Shinkansen bullet train operators will increase the number of trains bound for Osaka during the Expo. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
OSAKA -- With just one month left until the start of Expo 2025 in Osaka, the city's lodging and transportation industries are working overtime to prepare for a huge influx of visitors, although sluggish advance ticket sales have caused some concern.