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The Osaka Expo 2025 [opener / opened] on Sunday in Japan. People from many countries will visit the Expo before it [ended / ends] in October. The organizers hope more than 28 million visitors will go to [them / it] . A World Expo is an event that brings together people from all [over / under] the world. The first one was called the Great Exhibition. It [took / gave] place in London in 1851. World Expos hope to find [answers / questions] to some of the world's biggest problems. The Osaka Expo showcases the [cultural / culture] , history and economy of 158 countries. The [scheme / theme] is "Creating a future society for our lives." At the U.S. and Chinese pavilions, people can see exhibits [in / on] space travel. The Italian pavilion has exhibits on architecture, [art / arty] , and environmental design.

The Osaka Expo is [taking / took] place on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. The 80 pavilions are [house / housed] in a giant, round wooden building called the Grand Ring. Guinness World Records said [a / the] building is the world's "largest wooden [architectural / architecturally] structure". It is 20 metres high and has a 2-kilometre circumference. A [once-day / one-day] ticket for adults costs ¥7,500, which [has / is] about $52. Visitors will get to see many aspects of Japanese culture. There are exhibits on high-tech [robots / robot] and flying cars, and [at / on] Hello Kitty and Gundam. Visitors will also see the Expo mascot. This is a mysterious creature [name / called] Myaku-Myaku. It has a blue face and many red eyeballs. It is good at [finding / funding] rainbows.