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Ex-Osaka expo site

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2026, shows the 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure (front) being dismantled on an artificial island in Osaka.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike visits Osaka expo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (front) visits the World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2025.

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Summer sumo tour at Osaka expo

Sumo grand champion Onosato (C) poses for a photo in front of the World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring during a summer regional tour at the expo in Osaka on Aug. 3, 2025.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Osaka

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L) and Empress Masako (front, R) visit the 2025 World Exposition's Grand Ring in Osaka together with Crown Prince Fumihito (back, L) and Crown Princess Kiko on April 11, 2025, the eve of the expo's opening ceremony. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Osaka

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L) and Empress Masako (front, R) visit the 2025 World Exposition's Grand Ring in Osaka together with Crown Prince Fumihito (back, L) and Crown Princess Kiko on April 11, 2025, the eve of the expo's opening ceremony. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Takerufuji celebrates with his mother (front) after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on its final day on March 24, 2024. The bottom-ranked No. 17 maegashira became the first wrestler since Ryogoku in 1914 to win a championship in his top-division debut.

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Sumo: Spring champion Kiribayama

Sekiwake Kiribayama poses in front of a blooming cherry tree in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 27, 2023, a day after winning his first career title at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Spring champion Kiribayama

Sekiwake Kiribayama poses in front of a blooming cherry tree in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 27, 2023, a day after winning his first career title at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira No. 9 Hiradoumi (front) beats No. 7 Takayasu on the eighth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 19, 2023.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira No. 1 Shodai beats komusubi Wakamotoharu (front) on the eighth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 19, 2023.

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Air taxi VoloCity

A full-size model of the VoloCity air taxi is shown to the public at Grand Front Osaka in the Umeda business district in Osaka on March 8, 2023. The two-seater, 18-rotor aircraft made by Germany's Velocopter GmbH is an electric aircraft with the ability to take off and land vertically.

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Air taxi VoloCity

A full-size model of the VoloCity air taxi is shown to the public at Grand Front Osaka in the Umeda business district in Osaka on March 8, 2023. The two-seater, 18-rotor aircraft made by Germany's Velocopter GmbH is an electric aircraft with the ability to take off and land vertically.

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Air taxi VoloCity

A full-size model of the VoloCity air taxi is shown to the public at Grand Front Osaka in the Umeda business district in Osaka on March 8, 2023. The two-seater, 18-rotor aircraft made by Germany's Velocopter GmbH is an electric aircraft with the ability to take off and land vertically.

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'Human Christmas tree' made by some 1,100 people

OSAKA, Japan - About 1,100 people dressed up like Santa Claus hold red and green boards at the stairs in front of the Grand Front Osaka commercial complex to form a Christmas tree on Dec. 23, 2014, in Osaka, western Japan.

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Lixil makes toilet bowl using 75,000 pieces of crystal glass

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese housing equipment maker Lixil Corp. displays a toilet bowl decorated by some 75,000 pieces of crystal glass, supplied by Swarovski AG of Austria, in Osaka on Dec. 22, 2014. The toilet bowl, which is not for sale, will be exhibited in Lixil's showroom in the Grand Front Osaka commercial complex until Jan. 6, 2015.

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Moss-covered bus unveiled in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A nonprofit organization set up to create an eco-friendly environment around Grand Front Osaka, a commercial complex on the north side of Osaka Station, displays a bus covered with moss in the western Japan city on Dec. 17, 2014. The "moss bus" is in operation in the area for a week until Dec. 25.

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Actress Igawa's bar used in TV CM opens in Tokyo, Osaka

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Haruka Igawa talks about how to make good highball in Tokyo on Oct.8, 2014, as Suntory Liquors Ltd. opened the virtual bar "Lantern" used in her television commercial for a limited run through Oct. 13 at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills and Osaka's Grand Front Osaka.

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Disaster prevention exhibition held in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - An exhibition introducing advanced technologies for quake disaster prevention is held at Grand Front Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on June 17, 2014.

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Osaka high-tech exhibition attracts 900,000 visitors

OSAKA, Japan - A girl looks at robots and other high-tech exhibits at Active Lab., an intellectual entertainment space in Knowledge Capital of Grand Front Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 12, 2014. Active Lab. attracted over 900,000 visitors in the 10 months since opening in April 2013, about double the initial annual goal.

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Daikin, Mercedes-Benz develop electric vehicle

OSAKA, Japan - Daikin Industries Ltd. and Mercedes-Benz Japan Co. take the wraps off a jointly developed electric vehicle, named "Smarpy," on Feb. 27, 2014. The vehicle with the face of Daikin's mascot character "Pichonkun" on its sides was unveiled at a Daikin showroom at Grand Front Osaka in Osaka, western Japan.

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Mobile chair demonstration

OSAKA, Japan - A man sits on Honda Motor Co.'s Uni-Cub personal mobility device during a demonstration at the Grand Front Osaka shopping and business complex in the city of Osaka on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Mobile chair demonstration

OSAKA, Japan - A woman does the shopping while sitting on Honda Motor Co.'s Uni-Cub personal mobility device during a demonstration at the Grand Front Osaka shopping and business complex in the city of Osaka on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Replica moai for disaster area displayed in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A replica moai statue from Chile goes on display at the Grand Front Osaka commercial facility in Osaka on May 2, 2013. The newly made statue is a present given as a token of support by the Chilean government to the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. It will be displayed through May 9 before being transported to Minamisanriku.

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Moai for disaster area displayed in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A moai statue from Chile goes on display at the Grand Front Osaka commercial facility in Osaka on May 2, 2013. The newly made statue is a present given as a token of support from the Chilean government to the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The display will run through May 9, before the statue is transported to Minamisanriku.

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Baruto handed 3rd loss

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (front) is defeated by ozeki Kotoshogiku at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 22, 2012, the 12th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. It was Baruto's third loss in the tournament and could be fatal for his bid to earn promotion to yokozuna.

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Scandal-tainted Asashoryu calls it quits

OSAKA, Japan - People in front of JR Osaka Station read extra editions of a newspaper reporting the retirement of Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu on Feb. 4, 2010. Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, announced his retirement in the wake of a recent scandal in which he was alleged to have seriously injured a man in a drunken rampage.

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Asashoryu wins against Aminishiki at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (front) shook Aminishiki about like a rag doll before sending the second-ranked maegashira packing with a frontal crash-out technique at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 11.

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Asashoryu performs sumo ring ritual at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (C) performs a sumo ring ritual at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine in Osaka on March 4 in front of around 1,000 spectators. The ritual was performed at the shrine for the first time since 1949.

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Asashoryu performs ring ritual at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu performs a sumo ritual ceremony at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine in Osaka on March 4 in front of around 1,000 spectators. The ritual was performed at the shrine for the first time since 1949.

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Hakuho stays in front

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Hakuho (L) swats down ozeki Chiyotaikai to stay in the lead with his 12th win with two days remaining at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 23.

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Hakuho stays in front at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Hakuho (L) muscles out rival ozeki Kaio to maintain his one-match lead with five days remaining at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 20.

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Hakuho stays in front, Asa still chasing at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu subdues sekiwake Kotomitsuki to stay one off Mongolian ozeki Hakuho who maintained his lead with five days remaining at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 20.

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Tochiazuma toppled for first defeat by Kotooshu

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (front) is toppled in his first defeat by rival ozeki Kotooshu at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 18.

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Tochiazuma downs Hakuho at spring meet

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (front) pushes promotion-chasing Mongolian sekiwake Hakuho (in back) out of the ring on March 23, the 12th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, for Hakuho's first loss.

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Hakuho marks 7th win at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolinan sekiwake Hakuho (front) forces out top-ranked Kokkai on the seventh day of the Spring Grand Tournament in Osaka on March 18 to mark a perfect 7-0 mark.

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Yokozuna hopeful Tochiazuma crashes to 1st loss at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (front) suffered a defeat to No. 3 maegashira Aminishiki on the second day of action at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 13.

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Gatlin claims victory in 100 at Japan Grand Prix

OSAKA, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Justin Gatlin (front) cruises to victory in the men's 100 meters at the IAAF Japan Grand Prix athletic meet on May 7 with a time of 10.15 seconds, edging out fellow American Brian Lewis and Obadele Thompson of Barbados at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.

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Asashoryu blows away Kokkai to stay in front at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (R) absorbs fourth-ranked maegashira Kokkai's charge before slapping him forward onto the ring's surface to improve his record to a spotless 9-0 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium on March 21.

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Asashoryu falls in sumo tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (front) slipped to his fourth loss after being twisted down by ozeki Kaio on March 22, the 14th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

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Asashoryu marks 10th victory in sumo tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (front) lifts sekiwake Kotomitsuki out of the ring, marking his 10th victory to even the score with his rival ozeki Chiyotaikai on March 21 with only two days remaining at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

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Asashoryu still chasing Chiyo

OSAKA, Japan - Grand champion debutant Asashoryu throws second-ranked maegashira Takamisakari for a convincing fifth win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 14. But the Mongolian yokozuna was still left chasing front-running Chiyotaikai, who hauled down Tosanoumi to grab sole possession of the lead at 6-0.

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Asashoryu suffers defeat in sumo tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (front) is thrown by fellow Mongolian grappler Kyokutenho to his first defeat March 11, the third day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Wakatakakage (front L) receives the championship trophy from Japan Sumo Association chief Hakkaku after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 27, 2022, at Edion Arena Osaka.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Terutsuyoshi defeats Sadanoumi (front) on the ninth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 21, 2022.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji defeats komusubi Hoshoryu (front) on the opening day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 13, 2022. Spectators returned to the 15-day tourney in the western Japan city for the first time in three years amid COVID-19 concerns.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

New ozeki Mitakeumi (front) is pictured on the opening day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 13, 2022. Spectators returned to the 15-day tourney in the western Japan city for the first time in three years amid COVID-19 concerns.

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Yokozuna hopeful Tochiazuma crashes to 1st loss at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (front) suffered a defeat to No. 3 maegashira Aminishiki on the second day of action at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 13. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho marks 7th win at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolinan sekiwake Hakuho (front) forces out top-ranked Kokkai on the seventh day of the Spring Grand Tournament in Osaka on March 18 to mark a perfect 7-0 mark. (Kyodo)

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Tochiazuma downs Hakuho at spring meet

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (front) pushes promotion-chasing Mongolian sekiwake Hakuho (in back) out of the ring on March 23, the 12th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, for Hakuho's first loss. (Kyodo)

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Tochiazuma toppled for first defeat by Kotooshu

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (front) is toppled in his first defeat by rival ozeki Kotooshu at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 18. (Kyodo)