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Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai

Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai

Everyone's Expo Idea Contest

We are accepting your ideas and business plans to realize a world where everyone can live healthily and happily (a world where “thank you” resounds), based on the themes of “body”, “mind”, and “bonds”. Share your idea with the world at the Osaka Kansai Expo!

Everyone's Knowledge Category

Dreams and ideas to make the world a better place.
(※Ideas must be able to become a business)

Incubation
Category

Plans and pitches for those looking to start a business.

Acceleration
Category

Start-ups looking to increase their scale.

Application Guidelines

Application Themes

To realize a society of well-being where everyone can live healthily and happily, we are accepting ideas and business plans for designing future society and making the world a better place. Entries should also be based on one of the three themes, "Body", "Mind" or "Bonds".
*Applications can consist of physical objects or sculpture, drawings/illustrations, or written proposals; any format is OK.
*Please attach and submit your file (image files of physical media) in the application form.
*When applying as a team or corporation, please write your team (corporation) name as well as the representative's contact information.

<Application themes (example)>

  • Body Exercise/fitness, diet and nutrition, improving sleep quality, future medical technology, truly healthy food/drinks, health care, rehabilitation and regeneration, health management, healthy habits, something good for the Earth's environment (water, soil/microorganisms, forests, etc.), etc.
  • Mind Art/music/culture, entertainment, sports, education/learning, mental health care, community support, etc.
  • Bonds Interpersonal relationships, communication, isolation/loneliness remedies, connecting through digital society (social media, etc.), intergenerational exchange, local community bonds, diversity and inclusion, social welfare/support, etc.

Application Categories

  • Everyone's Knowledge Category: Dreams and ideas to make the world a better place.
    (※Ideas must be able to become a business)
  • Incubation Category: Plans and pitches for those looking to start a business.
  • Acceleration Category: Start-ups looking to increase their scale.

Who can apply

Everyone, regardless of race, gender or nationality (Applications can be submitted as an individual, team, or corporation)
*Anyone can enter, from children to the elderly, as well as start-up companies or new businesses, small business owners from large corporations.

Application Deadline

February 10th, 2025 (Monday)

  • Final Judging/Awarding:Mid-March (Estimate, subject to change)

Prizes

<1> Participation in the PASONA NATUREVERSE Expo Incubation Program.
<2> Your idea exhibited at Pasona Group's PASONA NATUREVERSE pavilion.
<3> Support for future enterprising and scaling up, implementation on Awaji Island, funding opportunities.
To be determined after the contest and final judging.

Organizers

Organization / Operations Everyone's Expo Idea Contest Executive Committee
Suporters Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition / Yomiuri Shimbun / Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation / Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Osaka Innovation Hub
Planning Management Pasona Group inc.

About Pasona Group Pavilion "PASONANATUREVERSE"

Pasona Group Pavilion

With the concept of "Thank You for Life," we welcome Yoshiki Sawa (Professor Emeritus, Osaka University / Director, Osaka Police Hospital), a pioneer in regenerative medicine using iPS cells, as Executive Producer, presenting exhibitions under the theme of "Body, Mind, and Connection."
For the latest information on "PASONANATUREVERSE," please visit the official website: Search "Pasona Kansai Expo"