The World Expo is held in Osaka until 13 October 2025, with the participation of about 160 countries and 9 international organizations. The organizers expect to welcome over 28 million visitors, with 80% of them from Japan and the East Asian region. Below is an overview of the 24 participating EU Member States’ pavilions plus the ones from the European Union and Japan.
European Union
The European Union is committed to fostering a better future through sustainability, connectivity, inclusivity, and security. The EU Pavilion, themed "Nurturing Tomorrow," showcases initiatives that bring these commitments to life. The EU and Japan share a strong partnership, working together to promote peace, democracy, and solutions to global challenges such as climate change, digital transformation, and food security. The Pavilion highlights these collaborations, emphasizing the deep political, economic, and cultural ties between the EU and Japan.
Japan
The theme of the Japan Pavilion is "Between Lives". With its circular structure, the pavilion embodies the cycle of life. It is not just us. When an animal or plant, a thing, even a whole society, nears the end of its role, part of it is carried on, transforming, taking on a new role. We all live through these connections.
Take a look at this space between lives and you'll see that the world is made up of countless, tiny cyclical loops. A full life is one in which all life is respected, its meaning and value understood. A full life is lived as part of the connections between lives. The relationship to nature and aesthetic sensibility that has flourished in this country is one key to achieving this. What will you find, what will you think, in that cycle between lives with no beginning and no end? What will you carry on to the next?
Austria
"Composing the Future" is the Austrian Pavilion theme, using music to create a fascinating future composition together with its guests. In this way, the diversity and performance of Austrian society, business, science, art, and culture are convincingly staged, and ideas and concepts are presented that contribute to a responsible and sustainable future development.
Belgium
“Human Regeneration”, the Belgian pavilion tells a story of prevention, healing and rebuilding. Belgium offers the ultimate ecosystem for vaccines: from pioneering inventions to advanced development, efficient production and global distribution. Belgium is more than the sum of its parts. Its regions excel in life-saving technologies and are together at the top of the life sciences industry.
Bulgaria
Welcome to the Bulgarian Pavilion! A space where people can learn to evolve with nature to save lives and shape a sustainable world. An environment that reflects history and tradition highlights solutions and reveals our future.
Croatia
The Croatian pavilion is an immersive environment that communicates the diversity of Croatia’s currently existing natural climates. By replicating real-time temperatures from 45 meteorological stations, it offers a condensed sensory experience of the country’s climatic regions.
Czechia
With the theme “Talent and Creativity for Life”, the Czech pavilion is a fusion of modern and traditional technologies, using modern CLT panels while the facade is covered by artistic Bohemian Crystal. The circular visitors’ journey leads the visitors from the ground to the roof through an interactive exhibition featuring Czechia as a creative nation with global impact.
Denmark, Finland, Sweden
The Nordic Circle brings together the five Nordic nations - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden - to forge new connections and turn isolated ideas into grand innovations. Today’s most complex societal challenges call for collaborative action to achieve impactful results. The joint pavilion is an opportunity for the world to join in on the Nordic model of trust, sustainability, and innovation.
France
The Pavilion offers a new vision of the future and carries a powerful message about the meaning of life through its most beautiful form: Love. The French Pavilion epitomizes a bold, ambitious, and innovative vision of cultural, scientific, social, and industrial issues. It celebrates the French model of innovation that combines competitiveness and sustainable development.
Germany
The theme of the pavilion is Circular Economy. The German Pavilion is itself an exhibit for circular and sustainable construction. It brings together architecture, landscape, and exhibition into a whole and, through a unique visitor experience, showcases pathways to a circular future.
Hungary
The artistic concept of the Hungarian Pavilion identifies the achievement of a “Happy Future” in the preservation and continuation of natural and cultural heritage. The close relationship between humans and nature plays a significant role in the value systems of both Japanese and Hungarian nations, so the Pavilion’s exhibition is built on a strong nature-centric experience.
Ireland
The Irish Pavilion’s theme for the Expo is “Creativity Connects People”. Through this theme, the pavilion shows how imagination is central to all human progress and to empowering the young and the old to live full and productive lives. The design of the Pavilion is based on the triskele; an ancient Celtic motif used in Irish art and craft since the Stone Age.
Italy
“Art Regenerates Life” is the theme of the Italian Pavilion, presenting “the state of the art” of the country, and introducing Japan to all its excellences, both renowned and lesser known, to be highlighted, from design to agrifood, from fashion to technology, from science to industry.
Latvia, Lithuania
The Baltics Pavilion invites visitors to connect with two Baltic nations - Latvia and Lithuania - and discover the shared threads that bind people across religion, race, and culture. We all are part of one precious planet, and with that comes both the privilege and responsibility to safeguard it for generations to come.
Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Pavilion was designed according to the principles of circularity. It was “designed for disassembly”, with a focus on refusing and reducing its building components. Together with compelling lighting and an intriguing sound, visitors can experience the Luxembourg Heartbeat, immerse themselves, and become truly part of the experience.
Malta
By celebrating Malta’s cultural heritage while addressing the opportunities of the 21st century, the Malta Pavilion presents a vision of resilience and creativity deeply rooted in the island’s rich past.
Netherlands
“Common Ground” is the theme of the Netherlands participation. The Dutch Pavilion aims to be an open space where people can meet, learn from each other, and inspire one another. A place where they can unite their energy to create healthy and happy societies.
Poland
At the Polish Pavilion, Poland is presented as a country, the main resource of which are its creative people. The “gene of creativity”, passed down from generation to generation, allows Polish people to act for a better future, supports flexibility in the face of unexpected global changes, and is a force that generates new concepts for social and technological solutions.
Portugal
The theme of the Portugal Pavilion is “Ocean, The Blue Dialogue”, which showcases innovative solutions that combine marine ecosystem conservation with sustainable economic growth, positioning the country as a global leader in sustainability and environmental preservation.
Romania
The Romanian Pavilion theme is "Romania, Land of Tomorrow". Part of a broader strategy to strengthen the Romania-Japan Strategic Partnership, the Pavilion reflects the country's focus on economy, education, energy, and innovation.
Slovakia
The Slovakian Pavilion presents the country’s contribution to global sustainability, to highlight Slovakia’s uniqueness from the perspective of a changing environment and to introduce Slovakia to visitors not only as an attractive destination for tourism and business, but also as a home of smart, warm-hearted and talented people.
Slovenia
The Slovenian Pavilion emphasizes the sustainable, modern, and creative side of Slovenian national character. The Pavilion addresses the global public with stories that speak of the unique intertwining of pristine nature, knowledge, innovation, and a pioneering economy.
Spain
Spain's participation represents a unique opportunity to showcase the innovation, creativity, and sustainability that characterize the country. With the theme "The Kuroshio Current”, the Spanish Pavilion seeks to connect with visitors through an immersive experience that celebrates the relationship between Spain and the sea.
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