Osaka (Japan) (AFP) – A multi-eyed mascot, a vast wooden Grand Ring, 160 countries and regions strutting their stuff, and robots and sushi galore: Expo 2025 began on Sunday in Osaka, Japan.

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World Expo is held every five years in different global locations. Here are five things to know about this event, which runs until mid-October. – Grand Ring – ...