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Yomiuri Shimbun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
2025 Expo Osaka: Digitally Re-Created Hiroshima Artifacts Displayed at Expo; Artists' Sculptures Link Past Tragedy to Vision for Future
Digitally crafted re-creations of items that belonged to victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombing are on display at the 2025 Osaka–Kansai Expo. A pocket watch 30 centimeters wide, 30 centimeters deep and 60 centimeters high, and a fountain pen 20 centimeters wide, 20 centimeters deep and 60 centimeters high, were created by New York–based artist Cannon Hersey, 48, and Tokyo-based artist Akira Fujimoto, 49. Hersey is the grandson of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey, whose 1946 book 'Hiroshima' revealed the devastation to the and Fujimoto believe that the Expo's vision of the future cannot be separated from the past, and they hope the installation will help keep memories of the bombing alive. Since 2019, the pair have produced artwork using 3-D data from artifacts held by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Pasona Group Inc. proposed a new commission last autumn for its pavilion at the Expo, and Hersey accepted, saying it would be meaningful to exhibit at an event visited by so many people. The artifacts were photographed at high resolution early this year, and 3D data were used in a Toyama Prefecture studio to craft the sculptures. Aluminum casts made from 3D-printed molds were hand-polished to reproduce fine details, and each piece was enlarged for easier pocket watch's hands are frozen at 8:15 a.m. — the moment the bomb was dropped — and its dial is melted inward. The fountain pen, discovered in Noboricho near the hypocenter, has a snapped nib, vividly conveying the force of the blast. Fujimoto chose the pocket watch because 'the atomic bombing can be said to have stopped the flow of time; by seeing the hands fixed at 8:15, people can sense the time that was lost.' Hersey selected the fountain pen as a symbol capable of influencing society. The artists visited the Pasona pavilion for the first time on Tuesday. Hersey remarked that without understanding the past, a better future cannot be created. 'Visitors from all over the world will come to the Expo,' said Yoshifumi Ishida, director of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. 'These highly precise works give people a meaningful opportunity to consider and empathize with the damage caused by the atomic bomb.' After the Expo ends in October, the sculptures will be exhibited in Hiroshima City. The Pasona pavilion — whose displays also include life-science innovations such as sheet-shaped cardiac muscle grown from iPS cells — accepts advance reservations, though visitors may also enter by lining up on-site.

6 days ago
- Business
Pasona to Open Agritourism Resort on Awaji Island
News from Japan Economy Jul 17, 2025 18:10 (JST) Awaji, Hyogo Pref., July 17 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese staffing agency Pasona Group Inc. will open an accommodation facility on Awaji Island in the western prefecture of Hyogo on Aug. 1 to offer agricultural experiences. The opening ceremony for "Hatake no Resort Sansan Villa" was held on Wednesday. The facility has 11 separate villas, each with a field where guests can participate in seasonal farming activities, such as sowing and harvesting. Made with natural materials, the buildings were designed by nine architects, including Sosuke Fujimoto, who designed the Grand Ring, the huge wooden structure that is a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in the western city of Osaka. Pasona Group expects the resort, its first accommodation facility offering farming experiences, to attract 15,000 visitors by the end of fiscal 2028. The accommodation fees start from 121,000 yen for an overnight stay. "In the future, we will consider offering not only one-night stays, but also longer stays, including a monthlong option," a Pasona Group official said. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press

Associated Press
20-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Pasona Group to Relocate Expo 2025 Netherlands Pavilion to Awaji Island
The company aims to continue the legacy of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, linking to a sustainable future society OSAKA, JAPAN, May 20, 2025 / / -- Pasona Group Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Yasuyuki Nambu), together with consortium A New Dawn BV (AND BV)*, which designed and constructed the Netherlands Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, have announced that the Netherlands Pavilion 'A New Dawn' will be relocated to Awaji Island (Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) after the Expo ends. Currently being held on Yumeshima (Osaka Prefecture), the theme of Expo 2025 is 'Designing Future Society for Our Lives', bringing nations together to work toward a sustainable, global society. The Netherlands pavilion, featuring Dutch character Miffy as the pavilion's 'Kids Ambassador', is themed on 'Common Ground"—sharing and creating new values together with the aim of building a healthy and happy society. Based on the concept of 'circularity', the name of the pavilion is 'A New Dawn', with the large sphere in the center of the building representing sustainable clean energy and the rising sun. Pasona Group, together with AND BV, has announced plans to relocate the Netherlands Pavilion to Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, after the Expo ends, and will continue to discuss plans for usage of the pavilion. * A New Dawn BV is a consortium which designed and constructed the Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025, consisting of Dutch architecture firm RAU, design studio Tellart, engineering consultancy, and Osaka-based Japanese construction company ASANUMA CORPORATION. ■About Expo 2025 Netherlands Pavilion 'A New Dawn' The Netherlands aims to bring people together to create a healthy and happy society, and is participating in Expo 2025 to share and create new values together under the theme of 'Common Ground'. The Netherlands Pavilion is 'circular' and designed with reusable materials, featuring a glowing anthropogenic ('man-made') sun floating in the building's center—a 'Sun for the Next Generation' representing sustainable clean energy and the rising sun. Byron Russel Pasona Group Inc. +81 70-1267-1613 [email protected] Visit us on social media: Instagram Facebook Other Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.


Yomiuri Shimbun
27-04-2025
- Health
- Yomiuri Shimbun
2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo: Experience-Oriented Company Pavilions Popular at Osaka-Kansai Expo; Visitors Enjoy Hands-on Experiences with Cutting-Edge Technology
The Yomiuri Shimbun A visitor experiences 'the future of sleep' at Pasona Group Inc.'s pavilion at the Osaka-Kansai Expo in Konohana Ward, Osaka, on April 18. OSAKA — Exhibitions at private-sector pavilions, in which visitors can have experiences like interacting with advanced technology, are attracting big crowds at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo. There are a total of 13 of these pavilions, which are operated by Japanese companies and private-sector organizations. Because long lines of people have been forming in front of some of the pavilions, the companies and organizations operating them have made efforts to ease the congestion and allow as many visitors as possible to enjoy the exhibits. Future of sleep In the Pasona Group Inc. pavilion, large crowds gathered around graphical displays and other exhibits on April 18. Its exhibits are focused on medical care and health. Before the expo's opening, a beating heart made from induced pluripotent stem cells attracted a lot of attention. But since the opening, a bed on which visitors can experience 'the future of sleep' has rapidly become popular. The bed uses sensor technology developed by major machine parts manufacturer MinebeaMitsumi Inc. to analyze the physical condition of the person lying on it, and the mattress automatically changes its inclination to guide them into a comfortable sleep. A 43-year-old woman from Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, who experienced lying down on the bed, said, 'It was fluffy and comfortable. It's nice that it offers everybody sleep support that's just right for them.' As long lines formed to try the bed from the first day of the event, the pavilion now distributes numbered tickets which designate times when visitors can come try the bed. The main feature of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.'s pavilion is that it allows visitors to experience IOWN next-generation telecommunication technology. Aiming to let as many people as possible experience using this bleeding-edge technology, the NTT group also set up special telephones that use IOWN technology outside the pavilion. Users of the telephones can transmit not only video and audio, but also touch and vibration to people in faraway places. Visitors do not need to make reservations in advance to use these telephones. Appealing to foreign visitors Certain pavilions are highly popular among children and foreign visitors. The Japan Gas Association's pavilion offers even children the chance to have fun as they learn how technology is used to cause a chemical reaction between carbon dioxide and hydrogen that produces methane, the main component of city gas. Visitors can also enjoy using extended reality (XR) technology, which fuses reality with images from virtual reality. Wearing goggles, they can transform into a ghost in a virtual space to take part in XR games. In order to participate in these experiences, visitors must make an advance reservation, most of which fill up quickly. However, a lane has been set up at the pavilion where visitors can wait for cancelations, so even people without reservations can take part in the fun. The Osaka Restaurant Management Association's pavilion offers an event in which visitors can experience making sushi. The event, organized by major vinegar maker, Tamanoi Vinegar Co., is filled to capacity day after day. The company said the reactions have been 'beyond our expectations.' Thus, the company decided to hold an additional event only for foreign visitors. An official of the company said, 'We hope as many foreign visitors as possible will enjoy Japan's traditional cuisine.'