US EditionMan admitted to Japan’s 2025 World Expo with 85-year-old ticket
- Fumiya Takenawa, a 25-year-old memorabilia collector from Tokyo, entered Expo 2025 in Osaka using a ticket from the canceled 1940 Japan International Exposition.
- The 1940 event was called off due to Japan's involvement in World War II, and organizers of Expo 2025 decided to admit genuine 1940 ticket holders by exchanging old tickets for current passes.
- Takenawa purchased the 85-year-old ticket online in March and was visiting his parents in Osaka when he exchanged it on May 5 for two one-day Expo 2025 passes.
- Organizers reported that approximately 3,000 such exchanges took place during the 1970 Osaka Expo and about 100 occurred in 2005. This year, tickets continued to serve both as mementos and entry passes. Reflecting on his experience, Takenawa shared that attending the Expo for the first time was a memorable moment, feeling honored to participate in this historic event.
- This event highlights Expo traditions linking past and present, allowing holders of the 'phantom expo' tickets from 1940 to participate in the current international exhibition.
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85 Years Later, Ticket from 1940 Gets Man Into World Expo: ‘I Feel Part of History’
Fumiya Takenawa, a 25-year-old Tokyo man attended his first World Expo on May 5, gaining entrance into the global exhibition in an unconventional way. He exchanged a ticket — from 1940 — for two passes into the World Expo 2025 in Osaka.
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NBC NewsMan admitted to Japan's World Expo with 85-year-old ticket
Eighty-five years after his ticket was first issued for a similar event, a man was allowed to use it at this year’s World Expo in Japan. Fumiya Takenawa attended Expo 2025 in the city of Osaka with a ticket that was originally issued for the Grand International Exposition of Japan in 1940, the organizers of this year’s event said said in a statement on Monday, according to NBC News. They added that the original event did not take place because o…
Man Got Into World Expo In Japan Using An 85-Year-Old Ticket
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