Japanese (machine) translation follows. The Grand Ring reminds me of the ‘quad’ on a university campus — a central hub where everything connects and radiates outward. I see Expo as a kind of university, where we are students on a study abroad program, surrounded by endless opportunities to learn. It reminds me of my foreign exchange year at @Kansai Gaidai University years ago, where I studied my degree subjects and Japanese — but also discovered countless new perspectives tha

Hosting a World Expo is about more than logistics and spectacle. For Osaka and the Kansai region (and all Japan), it was an opportunity to showcase its values, strengths, creativity, and business aspirations to the world. Yes—the Expo was costly. Yes—there were missteps and skeptics who questioned its relevance. But anyone who’s worked on large-scale projects knows - things go wrong. You fix them, learn from them, and move forward or live with them. Perfection cannot be the g

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