SDGs+Beyond Future Society for Life Week
“Inochi Declaration”Festival
Inochi Forum Council
At the Inochi Declaration Festival, we will share the Inochi Declaration with the world as the culmination of ongoing discussions that seek to usher in a new era celebrating the brilliance of every life. Alongside this announcement, the festival will feature a diverse array of programs—songs and presentations by participants of all ages, panel sessions led by experts, and dances those welcome visitors to join in.
Recorded video available
Exhibition
- post-SDGs
- life
- future society
| Transmission of simultaneous interpretation | Provided |
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| Language of interpretation | Japanese and English |
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Track Programme
- Time and
Date of
the event -
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2025.10.11[Sat]
12:00 ～ 19:20
(Venue Open 11:30)
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- Venue
- Others (Inside Venue)
- Festival Station
Programme details
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**The above video is a recording of part of the event.
Please view the video of the special talk session via the link below.
https://youtu.be/gW3cgasTVfU
The festival will open with a choral performance by the Tokyo Children’s Ensemble, followed by presentations by students from elementary through university levels. After a photo session, Dr. Shojiro Nishio, Chair of the Inochi Forum Council, will deliver the announcement of the Inochi Declaration. A special panel session with five experts and a performance of Inochi, the theme song of the Inochi Forum, will follow. The program then features an instrumental performance by a-tune—a group known for connecting the world through music—followed by immersive projection mapping throughout the venue. The event will conclude with Inochi BonBon, a bon dance that brings together all participants and visitors as one.
Reports
【Reflection】
In organizing the Inochi Declaration Festival, we held a series of Action Platform sessions—theme-based working sessions or breakout groups—with broad participation from industry, government, academia, and the community. We also launched the Inochi Voice initiative, inviting people to share their ideas and hopes for the kind of future society we aim to create. From the early stages of preparation, countless people lent their support, and thanks to their efforts, the October 11 event drew a large crowd and was a resounding success.
A key achievement of the program was the public announcement of the Inochi Declaration—an intangible and enduring soft legacy of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan which we aimed to adopt under this program—in Japan and to the world. In addition to the Declaration’s announcement, the festival also featured a choral performance by children with disabilities and presentations by students—from elementary through university levels—representing those who will shape the next generation, each proposing solutions to social challenges. We are sure that the sincerity and passion shown—particularly by the elementary school students—deeply moved the audience.
During the panel session following the announcement of the Inochi Declaration, the authors of the action plans that form its foundation took the stage. Although the session was brief, a lively discussion unfolded, incorporating international examples and perspectives. Hashimoto Masahiko then performed the theme song of the Inochi Forum,「いのち/ INOCHI」, delivering a heartfelt performance that deeply resonated with listeners.
The program also featured the e-Symphony project, which connects students around the world for real-time ensemble performances. It was followed by a finale in which everyone joined in Inochi BonBon, a bon dance created especially for the occasion. As the program shifted from calm to dynamic, the event encouraged performers and visitors alike to reflect on the meaning of Inochi and to experience the values of diversity and inclusion firsthand—an embodiment of the Expo’s theme, “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”
While the overall program was excellent, allowing a little more time for each segment could have further enhanced audience engagement. For example, a brief interactive exchange with the audience during the panel session could have provided an opportunity to gather feedback from visitors.
【Post EXPO Initiatives】
The publication of the Inochi Declaration marks an important milestone, but it is by no means the end of our efforts. Rather, it represents a new beginning. The Inochi Forum was launched in 2023, yet its foundation lies in more than seven years of accumulated work through the Action Panels, which have now culminated in 103 Action Plans contributed by 135 collaborators. Each of these plans is already being put into practice.
Following the Expo, we will further expand these 103 Action Plans across generations and beyond regions and national borders. In addition to continuing the implementation of the Action Plans, we are currently working to create venues for sharing progress and to establish mechanisms that enable broader participation from domestic and international partners. To ensure that these efforts do not end with the Expo, we have begun preparing a sustainable organizational structure that will allow the activities to continue, including the development of related research and educational programs and the formation of collaborative frameworks with relevant institutions. Through these organizational arrangements, we aim to broaden the implementation of the Action Plans while creating new opportunities for dialogue and cooperation.
As we continue our efforts toward the SDGs target year of 2030, we have also begun considering new goals that look beyond 2030.
Cast
Speakers
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Tokyo Children's Ensemble
Tokyo Children's Ensemble
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Kiyoko Ikegami
Chair of the Board,Plan International Japan Vice Chairperson/Secretary General,Asian Population and Development Association
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Mutsuo Iwai
Deputy President,Aspen Institute Japan
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Hiroshi Sakuma
Director,Osaka Pavilion Promotion Committee for Expo 2025 Representative,Shape New World Initiative
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Sachiko Nakajima
Jazz pianist(composer);mathematics researcher; STEAM educator Expo 2025 thematic project producer
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Andre Zwitter
Professor,University of Groningen
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Masahiko Hashimoto
General Incorporated Association Feel & Sense
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a-tune
The University of Osaka 2025 Japan International Exposition Promotion Committee Student Section
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©Reggae Bon Bon(レゲエ盆踊り)
World Bon Bon Project featuing Asakusa Ukonya Five、JICA Bon Bon Band and Hibiki Sakai
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Rikiya Nakaegawa, Ryota Uesato, Koji Makino, Daisuke Ishigaki - FiVe
Kota Sakaguchi‐JICA Bon Bon Band
Hibiki Sakai
●Bon Odori Member
Ukon Takafuji, Mariko Takafuji‐Asakusa Ukonya
Haruka Hatanaka, Yui Tsukagoshi - JICA Bon Dancers
Tokyo University Bon Odori Circle
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SDGs+Beyond Future Society for Life Week
“Inochi Declaration”Festival
At the Inochi Declaration Festival, we will share the Inochi Declaration with the world as the culmination of ongoing discussions that seek to usher in a new era celebrating the brilliance of every life. Alongside this announcement, the festival will feature a diverse array of programs—songs and presentations by participants of all ages, panel sessions led by experts, and dances those welcome visitors to join in.
-
2025.10.11[Sat]
12:00～19:20
(Venue Open 11:30)
- Others (Inside Venue)
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
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