Osaka, Japan, April 13, 2025 (AFP) - Ketchup to Moon rock: What's the point of a World Expo?

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2025-04-13
Expo 2025 kicked off Sunday in the Japanese city of Osaka but in the age of online information and mass tourism, what is the purpose of a World's Fair? The huge events, which draw millions of visitors to a chosen city every five years or so, hark back to London's 1851 Great Exhibition held inside the Crystal Palace. As 160 countries and regions show off their technological and cultural achievements at the six-month Osaka Expo, AFP looks at what i......
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