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18Expo will showcase solutions to humanity’s universal challengesOn April 24, 2017, Japan presented to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) to officially announce its bid as a candidate to host the 2025 World Expo. The proposed location is Osaka and Kansai, with the theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”Among developed countries, Japan has one of the Feel Future Society at the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansaihttp://www.expo2025-osaka-japan.jpfastest decreasing birth rates and most rapidly aging populations. The social problems related to medical treatment, healthcare, and other topics that directly face Japan today also will concern other nations. Japan is now focused on solving these problems through the implementation and application of technological prowess and social infrastructure. This makes hosting the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai the ideal occasion to share our vision of a future society with our fellow people from all over the world.Sadayuki Sakakibara, Chairman of the 2025 Japan World Expo Committee and the Japan Business Federation, expresses his resolve in the following statement: “At present, the government and private sector in Japan are jointly promoting a national project called ‘Society 5.0.’”“Society 5.0 is designed to realize a future where people’s lives and society are optimized by fully implementing