Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close.

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close.

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close.

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close.

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

Wooden Grand Ring at expo venue in Osaka

The 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring wooden roof structure is being dismantled in Osaka on March 5, 2026, about five months after the event's six-month run came to a close.

World Exposition opens in Osaka

World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

World Exposition opens in Osaka

World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

World Exposition opens in Osaka

World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

World Exposition opens in Osaka

World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

World Exposition opens in Osaka

World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

World Exposition opens in Osaka

World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

World Exposition opens in Osaka

World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

World Exposition opens in Osaka

World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

World Exposition opens in Osaka

World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

World Exposition opens in Osaka

World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

[Breaking News]New station near Osaka Expo venue

OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - Video shows a platform at Osaka Metro's Yumeshima Station, newly built on an artificial island for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 31, 2024, ahead of the event's six-month run starting in April. (Kyodo)

New station near Osaka Expo venue

New station near Osaka Expo venue

Photo shows a concourse at Osaka Metro's Yumeshima Station, newly built for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 31, 2024, ahead of the event's six-month run starting in April.

New station near Osaka Expo venue

New station near Osaka Expo venue

Photo shows a platform at Osaka Metro's Yumeshima Station, newly built on an artificial island for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 31, 2024, ahead of the event's six-month run starting in April.

New station near Osaka Expo venue

New station near Osaka Expo venue

Photo shows a platform at Osaka Metro's Yumeshima Station, newly built on an artificial island for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 31, 2024, ahead of the event's six-month run starting in April.

New station near Osaka Expo venue

New station near Osaka Expo venue

Photo shows a gender-inclusive toilet at Osaka Metro's Yumeshima Station, newly built on an artificial island for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 31, 2024, ahead of the event's six-month run starting in April.

Osaka Expo pavilion

OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 22 Kyodo - Video taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Mitsubishi Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025. (Kyodo)

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

The Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, is lit up during a press preview on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

The Osaka Healthcare Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition is unveiled to the media on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo shows the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki (C) speaks to reporters during a press preview of the Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures, including Shiga Prefecture, from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

The Osaka Healthcare Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition is unveiled to the media on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

The Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, is lit up during a press preview on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo shows the Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo shows the interior of the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo shows the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo promotion

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.

Osaka Expo promotion

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.

Osaka Expo site

Osaka Expo site

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Forest of Tranquility, a spot for the 2025 World Exposition where about 700 trees have been planted, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows a theater housed in the Mitsubishi Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo site

Osaka Expo site

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Forest of Tranquility, a spot for the 2025 World Exposition where about 700 trees have been planted, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Mitsubishi Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Mitsubishi Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo site

Osaka Expo site

Photo taken from a drone shows the site of the 2025 World Exposition under construction on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo site

Osaka Expo site

Photo taken from a drone shows the site of the 2025 World Exposition under construction on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo site

Osaka Expo site

Photo taken from a drone shows the site of the 2025 World Exposition under construction on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo site

Osaka Expo site

Photo taken from a drone shows the site of the 2025 World Exposition under construction on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

Osaka Expo site

Osaka Expo site

Photo taken from a drone shows the site of the 2025 World Exposition under construction on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

BOJ chief visits Osaka Expo site

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.

BOJ chief visits Osaka Expo site

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.

BOJ chief visits Osaka Expo site

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.

Senegalese president announces postponement of Feb. 25 presidential election

STORY: Senegalese president announces postponement of Feb. 25 presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 3, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Senegalese President Macky Sall making a message broadcast to the nation STORYLINE: Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the postponement of the presidential election originally scheduled for Feb. 25. The announcement was made in a message broadcast to the nation just a few hours before the start of the electoral campaign midnight Sunday. The National Assembly adopted a bill on Saturday to request the six-month postponement of the Feb. 25 presidential election. Twenty candidates were cleared by the Constitutional Council to compete in the polls. President Macky Sall has decided not to run for a third term. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dakar. (XHTV)

Yamada, most frequent Shanghai Expo visitor

Yamada, most frequent Shanghai Expo visitor

SHANGHAI, China - Tomiyo Yamada (C, standing), a World Expo enthusiast, is asked for photos by Chinese visitors at the Shanghai Expo on Oct. 30, 2010. Yamada from Japan visited the event every day during its six-month run and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao mentioned her feat in his speech to wrap up the event the following day.

Shanghai Expo finishing

Shanghai Expo finishing

SHANGHAI, China - A visitor take a photo at the venue of the World Expo in Shanghai on Oct. 30, 2010, the eve of the final day of its six-month run.

Shanghai Expo finishing

Shanghai Expo finishing

SHANGHAI, China - A man holds up his grandchild for a photo near the Chinese pavilion (back) at the World Expo in Shanghai on Oct. 30, 2010, the eve of the final day of its six-month run.

Shanghai Expo finishing

Shanghai Expo finishing

SHANGHAI, China - Visitors line up to enter the Japanese pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai on Oct. 30, 2010, the eve of the final day of its six-month run.