In my latest essay on the history of Japanese sci-fi, I chronicle how a who’s who of pioneering SF creators helped to conceive and design The Japan World Exposition, Osaka, 1970.

https://open.substack.com/pub/elikpwilliam/p/jsf2-the-sci-fi-creators-who-made

#japanese #scifi #sf #sciencefiction #history
#worldexpo #WorldExpo2025 #expo70 #osaka

🇻🇳 85 nghệ sĩ Việt Nam sẽ tham gia chương trình giao lưu văn hóa Việt - Nhật tại World EXPO 2025, giới thiệu vẻ đẹp văn hóa Việt Nam đến bạn bè quốc tế.

#WorldEXPO2025 #Vietnam #Japan #VănHóaViệtNam #NhậtBản #GiaoLưuVănHóa

https://vietnamnet.vn/85-nghe-si-tham-gia-giao-luu-van-hoa-viet-nam-nhat-ban-tai-world-expo-2025-2434942.html

Thailand’s exhibition at World Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai has drawn criticism for its high costs, poor management, limited benefits for Thai citizens, inefficient execution, rushed procurement, and questionable domestic promotion.

#Thailand #WorldExpo2025

https://www.thaienquirer.com/57392/thailands-exhibition-at-world-expo-2025-osaka-kansai-criticized-as-wasteful-and-poorly-managed/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

🇯🇵 I am on my way to Nippon for the first time! This also is my first “just for me” travel—no work, no friend or family instigation—in a long time. The break is much needed. I will visit Kyoto, Tokyo, and Osaka. So many more places I would like to see that will have to wait for a second trip to the country.

#WorldExpo #WorldExpo2025