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Santa Claus decoration in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 19, 2025, shows a Christmas decoration featuring Santa Claus posing as the Osaka expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku (bottom) alongside Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (top, far R), Dodgers pitcher and World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, 2nd from R) raising the MVP trophy, Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (top, 3rd from R) holding his newborn baby, Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (top, 2nd from L) and farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi carrying a sack of rice, on top of the Uroko no Ie building in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe.

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Japan PM Ishiba with expo mascot

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and Yoshitaka Ito, minister for the World Exposition in Osaka, pose for a photo with dolls of Myaku-Myaku, the expo's official mascot, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2025, a day after the event's conclusion.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the closing ceremony of the World Exposition in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2025. The expo's official mascot, Myaku-Myaku, is displayed on a screen behind him.

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Japan day at Osaka expo

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, appears on stage during a ceremony on July 3, 2025, marking the expo's Japan day.

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Japan day at Osaka expo

Dancers perform in a show based on a manga featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the expo, during a ceremony at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 3, 2025, marking the expo's Japan day.

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Japan day at Osaka expo

Dancers perform in a show based on a manga featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the expo, during a ceremony at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 3, 2025, marking the expo's Japan day.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 30, 2025, at the entrance of the Baltic Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka shows Myaku-Myaku dolls, the expo's official mascot. These dolls were donated to the pavilion for Lativia and Lithuania after one was stolen from the entrance area on May 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 18, 2025, at the entrance of the Baltic Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka shows Myaku-Myaku dolls, the expo's official mascot. These dolls were donated to the pavilion for Lativia and Lithuania after one was stolen from the entrance area on May 13.

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Myaku-Myaku doll stolen at Osaka expo

Photo taken on May 16, 2025, shows a table at the entrance of the Baltic Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka. A doll representing the expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku was stolen from the table three days earlier.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Visitors pose for a photo on April 12, 2025, with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition, in front of EXPO Hall Shinning Hat, the venue of the expo's opening ceremony set to be held later in the day on an artificial island in the western Japan city.

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[Breaking News]World Exposition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, March 26 Kyodo - Video taken on March 25, 2025, shows a ferry that will transport people to the venue of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka from central Osaka and other areas during the event starting in April. The ship, adorned with the expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku, sailed its route the same day for a test. (Kyodo)

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World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama (far R) waves from inside a self-driving bus during a test ride in Osaka on March 25, 2025, ahead of the 2025 World Exposition starting in the western Japan city in April. The bus, adorned with the expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku, will transport people to the expo venue on the artificial island of Yumeshima from local railway stations.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on March 25, 2025, shows a ferry that will transport people to the venue of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka from central Osaka and other areas during the event starting in April. The ship, adorned with the expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku, sailed its route the same day for a test.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on March 25, 2025, shows a ferry that will transport people to the venue of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka from central Osaka and other areas during the event starting in April. The ship, adorned with the expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku, sailed its route the same day for a test.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on March 25, 2025, shows a ferry that will transport people to the venue of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka from central Osaka and other areas during the event starting in April. The ship, adorned with the expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku, sailed its route the same day for a test.

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Osaka Expo promotion

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, poses on Oct. 11, 2024, at a booth set up the same day at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture to promote tourism to Osaka and its vicinity, about six months ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting on April 13, 2025.

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Osaka Expo promotion

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, poses on Oct. 11, 2024, at a booth set up the same day at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture to promote tourism to Osaka and its vicinity, about six months ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting on April 13, 2025.

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6 months before 2025 Osaka Expo

About 500 drones fly near the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2024, creating the image of the Expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku. The six-month event will begin on an artificial island in the western Japan city on April 13, 2025.

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6 months before 2025 Osaka Expo

About 500 drones fly near the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2024, creating the image of the Expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku. The six-month event will begin on an artificial island in the western Japan city on April 13, 2025.

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6 months before 2025 Osaka Expo

About 500 drones fly near the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2024, creating the image of the Expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku. The six-month event will begin on an artificial island in the western Japan city on April 13, 2025.

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2025 World Exposition in Osaka

People from countries participating in the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka pose for a photo in front of a board showing the expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku as they attend an international conference in Nara, western Japan, on June 25, 2024, ahead of the expo's start in April 2025.