Marcos sets Japan trip for World Expo 2025, business meetings

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to leave for Osaka, Japan for business meetings and to attend the World Expo 2025, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Wednesday.

It did not yet disclose further details about the trip.

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Last April 29, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba invited Marcos to attend the World Expo, which will run from April to October.

“The last time Osaka hosted the Expo was in the year of 1970, when you and I were both 14 years old, and we were very young at the time. And I was briefed that you had a chance to visit the Expo during the 1970 Osaka event,” he told Marcos in his opening statement in a press conference at Malacañang.

“And this year, the Filipino Pavilion is becoming a popular destination for visitors, so I also look forward to welcoming you to visit the Osaka Expo soon,” Ishiba also said. /das