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Japan Expo 2025 Opens in Paris With Expanded Exhibits and Anniversary Tributes

Organizers anticipate around 250,000 visitors for the four-day festival at Villepinte featuring anniversary tributes to Goldorak alongside celebrations of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Des visiteurs se pressent dans les couloirs de Japan Expo, en 2019, au Parc des expositions Paris-Nord Villepinte.
Japan Expo édition 2024.
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Overview

  • The event officially opened July 3 at Parc des Expositions Paris-Nord Villepinte, covering 140,000 m² with nearly 1,000 exhibitors and over 650 events.
  • Junji Itô serves as guest of honor with conferences, live drawing sessions and signing events scheduled across all four days.
  • A 300 m² exhibition celebrates Goldorak’s 50th anniversary, complemented by a related RATP display in Châtelet station running until July 10.
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion marks its 30th anniversary with a special Yoko Takahashi concert on July 5 in collaboration with Studio Khara.
  • K-Pop groups Psychic Fever and Ballistik Boyz perform on multiple stages as the new Idol Town Paradise zone debuts alongside cosplay, gaming and cultural workshops.