Expo 2025

The World Expo is an international event for nations across the world to showcase products, expertise and sources of national pride. In 2025, Osaka will host this iconic event. The theme for 2025 is ‘’Designing future society for our lives’’ with the sub-themes of saving, connecting and empowering lives. It is set to be the largest international event this decade with over 150 countries and regions committed to participating. Hosted at Yumeshima Island on the waterfront of Osaka City, over 28 million visitors are predicted to arrive throughout the six months the event will take place.  

The UK EXPO25 message is ‘’Seeing things differently’’ – to emphasise the benefit of the environment and the well-being of society. The UK pavilion will celebrate ‘’UK’s creative thinkers, daring dreamers and curious minds and their inventive solutions to global challenges’’. 2025 will also mark Greater Manchester’s first attendance, which gives our city-region’s businesses the opportunity to showcase their solutions to a global audience. It’s hoped that strengthening our relationship with Japan throughout the December mission will give Greater Manchester a more meaningful and powerful global narrative when it returns for EXPO25. 

Manchester is a city of opportunity – one of the largest and fastest growing city-regions in the UK, the gateway to the ‘Northern Powerhouse’, a world-class centre for innovation and science, and a desirable place to visit, invest, and do business. Manchester and Japan have many strong foundations to build on, and the Manchester Japan Steering Group is ready to help facilitate stronger collaboration in the future.