Tokyo, Feb 25, 2025 (AFP) - Japan announces same-day Osaka Expo tickets to fight sluggish sales

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Sluggish ticket sales for this year's World Expo in Osaka prompted Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to announce on Tuesday a move to allow same-day admission to the event. Around 160 countries and regions are participating in Expo 2025, a six-month display of their technological and cultural prowess that kicks off on April 13 in the city in western Japan. But lacklustre public enthusiasm and criticism over the construction budget for the fa......

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