On August 20th 2021, Mr. Inoue Shinji, Minister for the World Expo 2025, received a courtesy call by H.E. Mr. Shihab Ahmed AlFaheem, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Tokyo. Ambassador AlFaheem reconfirmed the UAE’s participation in the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. Minister Inoue wholeheartedly welcomed the UAE's participation, and expressed his expectation about UAE's strong presence in this international event so as to bring about the successful Expo 2025. Minister Inoue also touched upon his visit to Dubai in early August during which he visited the site of the upcoming Dubai Expo. They confirmed two countries’ continued close cooperation towards a success of the Dubai Expo and the subsequent Osaka-Kansai Expo.