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[Breaking News]Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

OSAKA, Japan, March 4 Kyodo - Hiroyuki Ishige, secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, and Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto pose on March 4, 2025, during a ceremony in the expo's iconic Grand Ring, recognized as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records, on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April. (Kyodo)

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the interior of the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the interior of the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 1 Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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[Breaking News]Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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BOJ chief visits Osaka Expo site

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (2nd from L) visits the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 24, 2024. The structure, now under construction, is scheduled for completion in February 2025, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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BOJ chief visits Osaka Expo site

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) visits the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 24, 2024. The structure, now under construction, is scheduled for completion in February 2025, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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BOJ chief visits Osaka Expo site

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (R) visits the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 24, 2024. The structure, now under construction, is scheduled for completion in February 2025, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto poses for a photo with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 13, 2024, after a ceremony marking the completion of part of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure he designed to symbolize the expo. Held on an artificial island where the expo will take place, the ceremony celebrated a milestone ahead of the structure's full completion in February 2025, in time for the six-month world event's kickoff in April 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The wooden part of the ring, about 2 kilometers in circumference, was completed in August, with the rest of the structure planned to be completed in February 2025 ahead of the start in April 2025 of the six-month world event.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto speaks to the press on Sept. 13, 2024, after a ceremony marking the completion of part of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure he designed to symbolize the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan. Held on an artificial island where the expo will take place, the ceremony celebrated a milestone ahead of the structure's full completion in February 2025, in time for the six-month world event's kickoff in April 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The wooden part of the ring, about 2 kilometers in circumference, was completed in August, with the rest of the structure planned to be completed in February 2025 ahead of the start in April 2025 of the six-month world event.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

People pose for a photo on Sept. 13, 2024, to mark the completion of the wooden part of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The entire structure is planned to be completed in February 2025, with the six-month world event set to kick off in mid-April 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

People take part in a guided tour on June 30, 2024, of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, which is being built on an artificial island in the western Japan city and which should be completed by the end of August.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Osaka,Japan, May 21 Kyodo -A gigantic ring-shaped wooden structure is lit up for a test at the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka on May 21, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, being lit up for a test on an artificial island in the western Japan city on May 21, 2024.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

A gigantic ring-shaped wooden structure is lit up for a test at the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka on May 21, 2024.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

A gigantic ring-shaped wooden structure is lit up for a test at the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka on May 21, 2024.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, poses during a test light-up of a gigantic ring-shaped wooden structure at the site of the event on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka on May 21, 2024.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 21, 2024, shows a gigantic ring-shaped wooden structure at the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka during its test light-up on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 21, 2024, shows a gigantic ring-shaped wooden structure at the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka during its test light-up on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.