Travel & LeisureOverseas visitors to expo are a boon to Osaka retailers
Stores see visitors from a variety of countries, offer new services
A couple from Turkey taste sake at Yodobloom Sake, a shop inside Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Umeda Store in Osaka. (Photo by Yasuki Okamoto)
YASUKI OKAMOTO and KENTA ANDO
OSAKA -- Retailers in Osaka are getting a boost from the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, which got underway in mid-April. The world exposition is attracting foreign visitors from many places, including officials from 158 participating countries and regions, who have shown interest in the city's goods.