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A look inside Osaka’s latest World Expo

By Hazel Pfeifer, CNN

Updated 5:55 AM EDT, Tue April 15, 2025

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A look inside Osaka's latest World Expo

Amidst a turbulent global economy, Osaka's second World Expo explores a utopian vision of the future where over 100 countries and companies come together to design a better way to live. CNN's Hanako Montgomery got a preview of the site.

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