Announcement of “The Beginning of the Future”, an event one year before the opening of the Osaka/Kansai Expo

There is just over a year left until the 2025 Japan International Expo (abbreviated as ``Osaka-Kansai Expo''), which will open in Maishima, Osaka on April 13, 2025.

NOMURA has been involved in all international expositions held in Japan since the 1970 Osaka Expo (Japan World Exposition). Together with exhibiting countries and exhibiting companies, we have explored ways to create pavilion spaces and displays, contributing to solving social issues and disseminating new value for the future.
Over the course of this process, we have collected over 20,000 documents related to international expositions within our company for various reasons. We believe that our deep knowledge and vast experience gained from international expos are the potential of NOMURA.
 

With the support of Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, and Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation, we will be holding an event in preparation for the Osaka-Kansai Expo, called "The Beginning of the Future," at Art Beat Cafe NAKANOSHIMA.

In this event, we will look back at the things and things of a new future society that were presented at the 1970 Osaka Expo, and we will encourage not only those who have experienced the Expo but also the generation who have not experienced it. We hope that this will lead to increased interest and understanding.

We will be releasing some of the many Expo materials we have in storage, and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation will also be releasing nostalgic footage of the Expo site in 1970.

The cafe will be open as usual during this period, so please come and visit us during your lunch break or when you are taking a break between meetings.

■ displays contents

[1970 Expo poster displays]
We will displays posters from the 70's and posters from 2025.
Take a look at the posters from the time to get a feel for the differences in concept design and printing technology compared to today.

[1970 venue map]
The 70' Expo venue map will be displays in the center of the venue.
On the map are the Expo's candy toys and episodes born from the Expo.

[Video displays]
Images from the 70' Expo are projected endlessly.
In addition to conveying the atmosphere of the time more realistically, we also convey the vibrancy of the venue one year later by looking at the visitors enjoying themselves.

[The future of Expo 1970 and 2025]
We look back through photos and posters at how the future imagined in 1970 will be expressed in 2025.
By comparing 1970 and 2025, you can imagine the future created by the Expo.