Overview

• Cumulative attendance reached about 24.66 million by Oct. 9, and organizers said the total was likely to surpass 25 million around Oct. 11.
• Daily turnout has exceeded 200,000 since Sept. 12, including about 207,000 visitors on Oct. 10, producing sustained congestion across the site.
• The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition ended ticket sales at the end of September, and nearly all entry reservations through closing are taken.
• Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura, the association’s vice chair, signaled opposition to broad ticket refunds, citing prior guidance to use tickets early.
• The final National Day program features Haiti on Oct. 11, and a draft “Expo Declaration” to be read on Oct. 13 frames expos as a public good that fosters dialogue, while local employers court experienced expo staff.