A multi-eyed mascot, a vast wooden Grand Ring, 160 countries and regions strutting their stuff, and robots and sushi galore: Expo 2025 begins Sunday in Osaka, Japan. - Grand Ring - Encircling ...

Also, a lot of things have happened in Japan in the last 20 years. I had to update my idea of Japan so that I could serve the most genuine, quintessential Japanese dishes to my guests,” says Ishii.