A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan's architectural history and is a symbol of unity despite criticism over costs, its creator says. The two-kilometer ...

Called the Grand Ring, the cedar wood structure is the main symbol of the Expo that will take place from April to October 2025 and welcome an estimated 28 million visitors, according to Japanese ...

A towering wooden “Grand Ring” built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan’s architectural history and is a symbol of ...

The event is expected to provide a global platform for innovations in an effort to address issues facing humankind.

A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to ... circumference of Sou Fujimoto's striking structure will surround dozens of national pavilions at the six-month ...

A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan's architectural history and is a symbol of unity despite criticism over costs, its creator says.

However, how renewable the Ring really is has been questioned. Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported in December that just 12.5 percent of the temporary structure will be reused after the Expo ...