Tourism EXPO Japan 2025 Aichi, Chubu & Hokuriku will be held for the first time in Aichi at Aichi Sky Expo from September 25–28, 2025. As Japan’s largest and one of the world’s leading comprehensive tourism events, this year’s edition adopts the theme “Rediscovering the Wisdom of Travel.” Positioned to drive tourism across the wider...
Opened in 2024, “Messe Taoyuan” (桃園会展中心, Taoyuan Convention and Exhibition Center) stands at Taiwan’s gateway as a new landmark that blends artistry with functionality. It is designed as an ideal platform for large-scale international conferences, specialized trade fairs, corporate events, and industry exchange. With the potential to elevate Taiwan’s MICE industry into an Asia–Pacific hub,...
Evolving from the approximately 70-year history of the Tokyo Motor Show, the Japan Mobility Show (ジャパンモビリティショー2025) announced its main visual, program outline, and participating companies. This article presents those details and the call for participating companies for the startup-focused program. Concept: “Let’s go explore an exciting future!” Also Expressed in the Main Visual Japan Mobility...
This on-site report covers the opening day of SPORTEC 2025—Japan’s largest comprehensive exhibition for the sports and wellness industry—and highlights standout exhibitors across the show floor. What Is SPORTEC? Japan’s Largest Comprehensive Sports and Wellness Exhibition SPORTEC is Japan’s largest comprehensive exhibition for the sports and wellness industry, bringing together companies and organizations from around...
On October 7, 2025, a new permanent art museum by teamLab, “teamLab Biovortex Kyoto,” will open in the Higashi-Kujo area of Minami Ward, a short walk from Kyoto Station. The project is part of the Kyoto Station Southeast Area Project led by the City of Kyoto. Ahead of the opening, we were granted early on-site...
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At last, it’s sailing: the brand-new PanStar Cruise ferry “Miracle,” connecting Osaka and Busan. Replacing the long-loved “Dream,” the newbuild launches in April 2025 to deliver a special cross-border ferry experience—seventeen hours from Japan’s Osaka to Korea’s Busan. Editor-in-Chief Fujii boarded for on-site coverage to document the latest facilities and onboard experience. What sets it...
Held annually in Cologne, Germany, gamescom goes beyond a conventional game exhibition. It has established itself as one of the world’s largest computer and video game events and as Europe’s largest business platform. Operating a unique hybrid model that serves both B2B (business-to-business) for industry professionals and B2C (business-to-consumer) for general game fans, it has...
On June 26, 2025, a business event was held inside the Singapore Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, focusing on what makes Singapore a preferred destination for MICE. The Singapore Tourism Board has announced its “Tourism 2040” roadmap, setting a goal to triple tourism receipts from MICE by 2040. How will Singapore advance its MICE...
On August 1, 2025, ahead of the opening of the World Cosplay Summit 2025 (WCS), the “Nagoya University of the Arts presents Red Carpet Ceremony” was held at Oasis 21’s Galaxy Platform in Sakae, Nagoya. A line formed an hour before doors opened, and once the venue opened the seating filled immediately. World cosplayers gather...
Held July 16–18, 2025 at Aichi Sky Expo (Aichi International Exhibition Center), the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2025 NAGOYA is one of Japan’s largest technical trade fairs for automotive engineers. We visited the venue on opening day. The exposition is staged twice a year—first in Yokohama in May, then in Nagoya in July. Event Overview Name:...
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Busan is South Korea’s second-largest city. From Japan it’s an easy trip by air or ferry, which makes it a popular overseas destination. Yet its role as a stage for business is less well known. Our editorial team visited a workation center in Busan—a place you can use as a first step for doing business—and...
Pasona Group Inc. will present its private pavilion, PASONA NATUREVERSE, at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. At a media unveiling, the pavilion’s full experience was introduced. The concept is “Thank You, Life.” The ammonite-inspired spiral architecture symbolizes life itself, and the pavilion’s navigator is Neo Atom, a reimagined Atom brought to life by Black Jack....
BitSummit The 13th, one of Japan’s leading independent game festivals, took place at Miyako Messe (Kyoto International Exhibition Hall) from July 18 (Fri) to 20 (Sun), 2025. The event brought together indie creators, publishers, and stakeholders from Japan and overseas.This article reports from the first day, Business Day—useful for readers who wanted to go but...
FOOMA JAPAN 2025 — the World’s Leading Food Processing Expo — has opened, inviting visitors to “Touch FOOMA, Taste the Future.” The show spans 21 fields across food manufacturing, with nearly 1,000 exhibitors presenting over 5,000 state-of-the-art solutions under one roof. We visited the venue to report on what’s happening at the forefront of the...
A spring breeze blows across the Seto Inland Sea. Twenty minutes by ferry from Takamatsu Port, Megijima greets visitors with a unique mix of contemporary art and a cave tied to the Momotaro legend. The spring session of Setouchi Triennale 2025 has opened. New site-specific installations across the island link everyday life with the sea,...
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Held on January 18–19, 2025 at INTEX Osaka, Board Game Business Expo Japan 2025 (BGBE 2025)—now in its second edition—is one of the largest board-game events in Western Japan. We reported from the venue to explore both the business potential of board games and their possibilities as a MICE event. This is a long read—feel...