Romania\u2019s Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka was inaugurated on Sunday, April 13, featuring an architectural concept created by students, with an interactive and multi-sensory approach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 900-square meter pavilion is located in the area assigned to the “Saving Lives”\u00a0sub-theme,\u00a0near the pavilions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, and Poland, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The pavilion was inaugurated by the Secretary of State for Interinstitutional Relations, Janina Sitaru, the Commissioner General of Romania\u2019s Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Ferdinand Nagy, and Romania\u2019s Ambassador to Japan, Ovidiu Rae\u021bchi.<\/p>\n
\u201cExpo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, held from April 13 to October 13, 2025, will bring together 158 international participants to explore the theme \u2018Designing Future Society for Our Lives,\u2019 which is based on the idea of international collaboration and collective involvement in identifying solutions to current global challenges,\u201d the ministry stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During the exhibition, Romania\u2019s economic and trade promotion events will focus on economy, research, education and energy, digitalization and IT&C, promotion of investment opportunities, with the aim of strengthening and developing the Strategic Partnership that Romania and Japan signed on March 7, 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Additionally five \u201clarge-scale\u201d artistic events will be organized on the Expo stages, along with 2,000 live events held within Romania\u2019s Pavilion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A special occasion within the Expo will be Romania Day, scheduled for June 26, marked by a Multisectoral Economic Forum, with over 80 companies from Romania, relevant representatives of the Japanese business community, and senior officials from both countries in attendance. The forum will feature country and investment project presentations, as well as B2B sessions for participants.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is Romania\u2019s 25th participation in an international or world exhibition, a history that began 158 years ago. From our great inventors, such as Henri Coand\u0103 and Ana Aslan, to the new generations of entrepreneurs and researchers who are generating solutions for the future, Romania continues to inspire and contribute to a sustainable and equitable future,\u201d Secretary of State for Interinstitutional Relations Janina Sitaru stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Romania\u2019s pavilion, designed by students and selected through a competition organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the \u2018Ion Mincu\u2019 University of Architecture and Urbanism, aims to present visitors with a picture of how Romanian innovations contribute to a better and more sustainable future. Commissioner General Ferdinand Nagy stated that Romania\u2019s Pavilion offers \u201cthe ideal framework\u201d for promoting Romanian cultural values, presenting a country \u201cin continuous evolution, a space that conveys hope, authenticity, and a bold vision\u201d of the future.<\/p>\n
Six months of exciting events and activities will unfold around initiatives presented by 150 countries and 25 international organizations at the Osaka 2025 Expo.<\/p>\n