OSAKA -- Japan's World Expo: A chance to showcase the technological and manufacturing prowess of a powerhouse economy for the whole planet to see, opening a window on to how to do business in, and with, Asia.

With Expo 2025 in Osaka just over a year away, organizers face a host of issues, including a construction logjam. As of March 28, work on only 12 of about 50 country pavilions had begun. (Source photos by Yo Inoue)
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