Overview

• Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier presided over Germany’s National Day on June 20 with Beethoven performances and a slideshow of the nation’s landscapes
• Expo2025 runs through October 13 on Osaka’s man-made Yumeshima island and involves more than 160 countries and organizations expecting around 28 million visitors
• The German pavilion’s ring of circular wooden structures focuses on circular economy principles and lets visitors visualize future city concepts through interactive exhibits
• Organizers have placed sustainability and climate protection at the event’s core, presenting solutions from green architecture to intelligent energy distribution
• Japan’s pavilion demonstrates microbial waste management and prompts visitors to consider algae as a high-protein, carbon-binding food source