ABOUT
THEME WEEKS
"Theme Weeks" is an initiative in which countries from around the world create a "Future Society for Our Lives" and solve global-scale issues through dialogue.
Eight themes
The main theme of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan is ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives’.
Three key sub-themes have been set out to express this more concretely: Saving Lives, Empowering Lives and Connecting Lives.
Each of the eight themes of Theme Weeks is closely related to the above three sub-themes.
Connecting Lives
Co-creating Cultures for the Future
April 25, 2025(Fri) ~ May 06, 2025(Tue)
What do we need to do for diverse cultures to resonate and co-create cultures for the future?
- Scope of Theme
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- Traditional performing art
- historical heritage
- local community revitalisation
- tourism
- art
- music
- sports
- cultural arts
- Cool Japan
- manga and anime
- Esports
- etc.
Connecting Lives
The Future of Community and Mobility
May 15, 2025(Thu) ~ May 26, 2025(Mon)
What is a community where we can live as we are?
- Scope of Theme
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- Smart cities
- digital garden cities
- disaster prevention and reconstruction
- metaverse
- space
- robots
- EV/FCV
- automatic operation
- flying cars
- cyber security
- MaaS
- etc.
Empowering Lives
Necessities of Life: Food, Clothing and Shelter
June 5, 2025(Thu) ~ June 16, 2025(Mon)
What do we need to do to realize a future where everyone has access to food, clothing and shelter?
- Scope of Theme
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- Food loss
- food tech
- food education
- food culture
- smart agriculture
- forestry and fisheries industry
- sustainable fashion
- ethical consumption
- etc.
Saving Lives
Health and Well-being
June 20, 2025(Fri) ~ July 01, 2025(Tue)
How do we realize a society where the well-being of each person resonates?
- Scope of Theme
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- Measures against infectious diseases
- well-being
- genomic medicine
- regenerative medicine
- cell therapy and gene therapy
- PHR
- healthy life expectancy
- SBNR
- safe water and toilets
- etc.
Empowering Lives
Learning and Playing
July 17, 2025(Thu) ~ July 28, 2025(Mon)
What should humans learn in the era of AI?
- Scope of Theme
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- Lifelong learning
- EDTEC
- intellectual property utilisation
- individually optimised learning
- remote education
- youth independence
- educational inequality
- STEAM
- entrepreneurship
- games around the world
- etc.
Saving Lives
Peace, Human Security and Dignity
August 01, 2025(Fri) ~ August 12, 2025(Tue)
What do we do to realize a world where discrimination is eliminated and people respect each other?
- Scope of Theme
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- Hunger
- poverty
- social inequality
- human rights violations
- child labor and forced labor
- human trafficking
- participation of persons with disabilities
- gender equality
- LGBTQ
- promotion of women’s participation and advancement in the workplace
- immigration
- human security
- diversity and inclusion
- etc.
Saving Lives
The Future of Earth and Biodiversity
September 17, 2025(Wed) ~ September 28, 2025(Sun)
What do we need to do to preserve the earth for future generations with abundant and diverse life?
- Scope of Theme
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- Climate change
- decarbonisation
- biodiversity
- circular economy
- renewable energy
- hydrogen society
- Nature Positive
- deforestation
- marine pollution
- woodland regeneration
- freshwater resources
- etc.
Designing Future Society for Our Lives
SDGs+Beyond
Future Society for Life
October 02, 2025(Thu) ~ October 12, 2025(Sun)
Can we achieve the SDGs?
What do we do beyond the goals?
- Scope of Theme
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- SDGs
- post-SDGs
- life
- future society
- Society 5.0
- etc.
How to join Theme Weeks
Join the programmes that interest you in a way that works for you.
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Search
Find a programme
Find programmes of interest on the search page by using various themes, keywords, and expected visit dates! Your favourite celebrities may be joining the programme as moderators or speakers.
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Join
Join the programme
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Participate on site
Booking is required to join the Theme Weeks programme.
Please book via the website below.
*Some programmes do not require a booking.
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Watch the broadcast
You can't come? Don't worry. We have live streaming.
First, check the list to watch online!
The Virtual Expo is available.
Venue and host organisation
| Venue | Official Pavilions |
Japanese government pavilion, Osaka Pavilion, EXPO Exhibition Centre, etc. |
Theme Weeks Studio, EXPO Exhibition Centre, Signature Pavilion |
TEAM EXPO Pavilion |
private sector pavilion, Future Society Showcase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host organisation | Official participants |
Government of Japan Local governments, etc. |
Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, (Agenda 2025), (Theme Project) |
TEAM EXPO 2025 | Companies participating in the Expo |
Track Programmes
Organiser's programme by participants in the Expo other than Japan Association for the 2025 World Expositions.
Agenda 2025
A series of programmes organised by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, with eight themes.
- Organised Programme
- Programme operated by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition and General Sponsors.
- Co-created Programme
- Programme by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition and external organisations.
- Participation Programme
- Programme in which companies and organisations participate individually, selecting themes.
Signature Programme
A programme operated by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition in collaboration with theme producers.
Theme Weeks Connect
“Theme Weeks Connect” is an initiative to solve global-scale issues related to the eight themes of Theme Weeks, held outside the Expo site. As an off-site related program of Theme Weeks, it is not limited to just the Osaka/Kansai area, but is open to participants from all over Japan.
Promotion Framework
Organizer
- Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Relevant ministries
- Cabinet Secretariat
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
General Sponsors of “Theme Weeks”
- Astemo, Ltd.
- Azbil Corporation
- Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd.
- ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD
- COSMO ENERGY HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
- JERA Co., Inc.
- Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.
- Tokyo Electron Limited
- Nikkei Inc.
- Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
- Boston Consulting Group
- Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd.
Cooperation
- Asia and Pacific Trade Center Co., Ltd.
(Theme Week Programme Supporter) - The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(Theme Week Programme Supporter) - Shape New World Initiative
(Theme Week Programme Supporter)
Planning
- ISHIKAWA Masaru(Expo Site Operation Producer)
- MIYATA Hiroaki(Theme Producer)
- ISHIGURO Hiroshi(Theme Producer)
- NAKAJIMA Sachiko(Theme Producer)
- OCHIAI Yoichi(Theme Producer)
- FUKUOKA Shin-Ichi(Theme Producer)
- KAWAMORI Shoji(Theme Producer)
- KOYAMA Kundo(Theme Producer)
- KAWASE Naomi(Theme Producer)
- INADA Seiji(Agenda 2025 Advisor)
- KANIE Norichika(Agenda 2025 Advisor)
Supervisor
- HASHIZUME Shinya(Theme Week Advisor)
