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(2)World Expo pavilions in Aichi handed over to participants

NAGAKUTE, Japan - French Commissioner General Bernard Testu (R), head of the steering committee representing the 122 countries and six international organizations participating in the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, receives the pavilion key from Shoichiro Toyoda, chairman of the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition and honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., on Sept. 14. Newly completed pavilions for the World Exposition were handed over to the participating countries and international organizations at a ceremony held in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture.

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BIE officials meet planners of Aichi Expo

NAGOYA, Japan - Bernard Testu (Foreground), chairman of the Paris-based Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) executive committee, meets the press Nov. 11 in Nagoya after reviewing a revised plan for the 2005 World Exposition. The Expo's main site, Kaisho no Mori, a wooded region in the southern part of Seto, Aichi Prefecture, was drastically reduced in size due to strong opposition from environmentalists. The secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition, Harumi Sakamoto (R), said the association answered all questions posed by the BIE officials and that the visiting officials understood the situation. The executive committee will make a report to a BIE general meeting in December.

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Expo officials in Japan to inspect Aichi site

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Testu (2nd from L), chairman of the executive committee of the Paris-based International Bureau of Expositions (BIE), shakes hands with Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma prior to their talks in Tokyo on Nov. 8. Testu, who heads the six-member BIE delegation, came to Japan earlier in the day to inspect the proposed site for the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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(2)World Expo pavilions in Aichi handed over to participants

NAGAKUTE, Japan - French Commissioner General Bernard Testu (R), head of the steering committee representing the 122 countries and six international organizations participating in the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, receives the pavilion key from Shoichiro Toyoda, chairman of the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition and honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., on Sept. 14. Newly completed pavilions for the World Exposition were handed over to the participating countries and international organizations at a ceremony held in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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(15) 2005 Aichi Exposition

NAGOYA, Japan - French government representative Bernard Testu (2nd from L) speaks at a press conference after a meeting with other government representatives. The photo was taken Nov. 9, 2004. (Kyodo)

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(26)2005 Aichi Exposition

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Chairman Bernard Testu (L), the French government representative, delivers a speech at a steering committee meeting with Japanese government representative Taizo Watanabe (C) and Toshio Nakamura (R), secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition. The photo was taken Feb. 2, 2005. (Kyodo)

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BIE officials meet planners of Aichi Expo

NAGOYA, Japan - Bernard Testu (Foreground), chairman of the Paris-based Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) executive committee, meets the press Nov. 11 in Nagoya after reviewing a revised plan for the 2005 World Exposition. The Expo's main site, Kaisho no Mori, a wooded region in the southern part of Seto, Aichi Prefecture, was drastically reduced in size due to strong opposition from environmentalists. The secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition, Harumi Sakamoto (R), said the association answered all questions posed by the BIE officials and that the visiting officials understood the situation. The executive committee will make a report to a BIE general meeting in December.

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Expo officials in Japan to inspect Aichi site

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Testu (2nd from L), chairman of the executive committee of the Paris-based International Bureau of Expositions (BIE), shakes hands with Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma prior to their talks in Tokyo on Nov. 8. Testu, who heads the six-member BIE delegation, came to Japan earlier in the day to inspect the proposed site for the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.