Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition Celebrates the Opening of Its Tokyo Office, and Signs an Agreement with the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) to Promote Cooperation

1. Holding of the Tokyo office's opening ceremony

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition has opened its Tokyo office in Toranomon in Tokyo's Minato City as a new base for building momentum on a nationwide scale.
The opening ceremony took place on July 26 (Tue.) with Mr. Wakamiya Kenji, Minister for the World Expo 2025, and Mr. Haneda Koji, the Japanese government's representative for the 2025 World Exposition, in attendance. With that, the office went into operation.
The Tokyo office will be used as a base to spread information in Tokyo and nationwide, and to strengthen cooperation with relevant ministries, companies, and organizations to accelerate the preparations toward Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

Outline of the Tokyo office​

1. Name: Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition Tokyo Office
2. Date opened: July 26 (Tue.), 2022
3. Address: 6th Floor, Isomura Building, 1-1-3 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo
4. Area: 409 m² (124 tsubo)

2. Signing of an agreement on comprehensive cooperation with the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA)

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition has signed an agreement to promote comprehensive cooperation with the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (Bunkyo City, Tokyo; representative: Mr. Tomita Tatsuo, Chairman; hereinafter the "IPA") as follows.
The agreement's aim is to lead Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan to success through mutual cooperation and contribute to achieving the SDGs and Society 5.0.
The Association will work together with the IPA on projects such as mutually advertising and communicating their activities through networks in Japan and ensuring the security of IT and OT systems.

Outline of the agreement

1. Name of the agreement:
   Agreement on Promoting Comprehensive Cooperation between the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition and the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan
2. Date signed: July 26 (Thu.), 2022
3. Contact: Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA)
4. Main details of cooperation
   • Using the IPA's expertise to enhance cybersecurity for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
   • Security education for association staff

Division in Charge

International Exhibitions Promotion Office, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group