2025 World Expo, Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo) | NOMURA Group was involved in the creation of multiple pavilions and the Future Society Showcase.

More than 130 years since our founding, we at NOMURA have continued to work as space creation professionals.
By working closely with our customers, facing their challenges, and generously applying our imagination, concept design, and technical capabilities, we propose and materialize new spatial forms. Our constant goal is to understand the true desires of the people who will use the space, and to deliver "Delight and Passion" to them. This approach has remained unchanged since the company's founding and is handed down as the DNA of NOMURA, Ltd. This approach to work has earned us the trust and appreciation of many customers, and today we are involved in all kinds of spaces that are needed by society, including commercial facilities, hotels, corporate PR facilities, offices, and museums. Creating spaces for world expositions is one example of this.

Starting with the Osaka Expo in 1970, we have been involved in the creation of many displays and spaces at numerous international expositions held to date. What do the participating countries and domestic and international companies and organizations want to convey to the world through displays? Or how do they envision the future and prosperity of people? In every past international exposition, we have explored these questions together with our clients, pooling our wisdom to give them concrete form. We believe that the depth of our knowledge and wealth of experience in creating displays and spaces at international expositions is a testament to the great potential of NOMURA, Ltd.

Now, at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, which opens on April 13th, we at NOMURA Group are involved in a total of more than 40 projects, including more than 25 pavilions and exhibition booths. Together with our customers, we have created the theme of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, "concept design a Future Society for Life."
Whatever the job, our goal at NOMURA is to deliver "Delight and Passion" to the people who use the space. We have combined our planning, concept design, technical and management capabilities. We hope that all visitors will take home memories of "Delight and Passion."

We would like to introduce some of the pavilions and facilities where we have helped create the spaces.

Provided by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Japan Pavilion
[Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry]
The Japan Pavilion will be the hub for the host country to present the theme of the 2020 Osaka, Kansai Expo, "concept design a Future Society for Our Lives," and will embody this theme and convey Japan's initiatives.
Based on the theme of "Between Life and Life," we will create a cycle by utilizing biogas power generation using food waste from the Expo site and Japan's cutting-edge technologies that can contribute to the world.

*Our scope of responsibility: displays concept design (schematic design, working drawings), construction, operation **Promoted in joint venture with Tanseisha

Provided by: Osaka Pavilion (public corporation)

Osaka Healthcare Pavilion Nest for Reborn
[Source: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture]
Based on the theme of "REBORN," displays will provide an enjoyable experience for people of all ages, from children to adults, that will allow visitors to experience the possibilities of Osaka's future from the perspectives of "life" and "health."
Why not meet the version of yourself in 2050 based on your Personal Health Record (PHR: information about an individual's health, etc.) and experience the food and healthcare of the future together?

*Our scope of responsibility: displays design, construction and operation of the entire pavilion and the 10 exhibit booths

©2024 Yoichi Ochiai / Design: NOIZ / Sustainable Pavilion 2025 Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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[Signature Pavilion produced by Yoichi Ochiai]
(Theme: "Enhancing Life")
~A sculpture that distorts the landscape while transforming it into an unknown landscape~
An interactive structure never before seen by mankind, transforming the landscape and bringing harmony between nature and humans with digital freedom.
~An unknown experience: a mirror created by a digital body~
The bodies of visitors are digitized and interact with the bodies that transform organically and move autonomously within the pavilion. A reinvention of the mirror, something that has never been done before in recorded history.

*Our responsibilities: displays concept design, planning, construction

©Visual by Visual MCA - Courtesy of Italy EXPO 2025 Osaka

Republic of Italy, Vatican
The theme of the exhibition is "Art Regenerates Life." Upon entering the pavilion, visitors are greeted by a theater that pays homage to Italy's rich creativity.
The finest "Made in Italy" products, combining the latest technology and tradition, will be showcased at events and displays. Inside the pavilion, there are three main areas: Aerospace, Society and Humanity. On the rooftop, there is a garden and a restaurant where you can enjoy Italian cuisine made with original ingredients while looking out over the garden.

*Our scope of responsibility: construction

©Panasonic Holdings Corporation

Panasonic Group Pavilion "Nomo Country"
[Source: Panasonic Holdings Corporation]
The Country of Nomo was named based on the idea that things and hearts are like mirrors.
This experiential pavilion will stimulate children's sensibilities and "unlock" their imaginations through an adventure in a strange land where their hearts are reflected, using the Panasonic Group's technologies of "human understanding" and "spatial design" that it has cultivated over many years.

*Our responsibilities: Experience design, spatial concept design, planning, construction

© Sotsu, Sunrise

GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION
[Source: Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.]
The Gundam series' depictions of "life in space" and "science and technology that has yet to be realized" are taken as new possibilities for the future and are depicted through immersive images and the pavilion space.
Visitors will have the opportunity to experience traveling from Yumeshima, Osaka to the space station in an orbital elevator. Another highlight is the 17m-tall life-size Gundam statue.

*Our responsibilities: Experience design, spatial concept design, planning, construction

[Green Expo]
RITE Future Forest
[Source: Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth]
"Forest of the Future" - Removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere just like a forest. DAC is a facility that directly captures CO2 from the atmosphere just like a natural forest. This facility will be installed in the Carbon Recycle Factory in a controlled area. In addition to being able to tour the DAC plant currently undergoing demonstration testing, this facility allows visitors to learn about the latest environmental technologies in a fun way through three-dimensional video productions and displays in the guidance hall.

*Our scope of work: design administration, concept design, construction

Lawson Cafe/Lawson (convenience store)
[Store: Lawson Co., Ltd.]
At the convenience store, the ceiling is decorated with dyed fabrics inspired by the 47 prefectures by Kyoto-based dye craftsman Ken Nakajima, expressing Lawson's current connections with each of its stores across Japan. At the cafe, the wall behind the counter is decorated with art by artist Aju, depicting the "Lawson Town of the future."

*Our responsibilities: displays concept design, planning, construction, art direction

A place to play?
[Store owner: Wide Leisure Co., Ltd.]
"Asobiikan?" is run by Wide Leisure Co., Ltd., an amusement facility operator. Inside the store, you can enjoy displays that teach you about the history of Wide Leisure and the amusement industry, as well as the latest crane games and a slime factory. There is also a cafe corner that serves specially roasted blend coffee, gelato, pasta, and more.

*Our responsibilities: displays design and construction

In addition to the above, our group companies Nomura Arcs and Nomura Medias are in charge of the production and construction of signs within the venue. As a group, we are involved in various events and activities, support for public bidding for business facilities, furniture and fixture manufacturing, operation supervision, etc.