Further to the Registration of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan at the BIE General Assembly in December last year, Japan has been inviting other countries and international organizations around the world to participate in the Expo. On 17th March, Mr. INOUE Shinji, Minister for the World Expo 2025, met ambassadors of Lithuania, Singapore, Thailand, and Switzerland. Minister INOUE, expressing Japan's resolve to successfully host the Expo, sought their countries' active supports for, and participations in, the Expo.