大阪おおさか・関西かんさい万博ばんぱく 入場にゅうじょうゲートで長ながい行列ぎょうれつ “運営うんえいの不慣ふなれ”改善かいぜんへ

Hiroyuki Ishige, the Secretary-General of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, the main body of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, held a press conference on the 14th. He expressed his intention to work on improvements, stating that the issues that became apparent, such as long lines at the entrance gate on the opening day, the 13th, are due to the inexperience in operation.

Ishige, Secretary-General of the Expo Association, held a joint press conference with Kerkentzes, Secretary-General of the Bureau International des Expositions BIE.

In this, Secretary-General Ishige stated on the opening day that the long lines at the entrance gates and other areas were recognized as issues arising from the organizers inexperience.

We will strive to make improvements every day so that you can live comfortably, he said.

Additionally, regarding the feedback from visitors about the lack of places to shelter from the rain and wind in bad weather, Secretary-General Ishige stated, It is difficult to establish new facilities to protect from rain and wind, and is urging visitors to bring rain gear such as raincoats when rain is expected.

Additionally, regarding the issues pointed out such as difficulty connecting to mobile phones at the entrance gates and inside the venue, leading to delays in displaying ticket QR codes or inability to open the venue map, it was decided to install mobile base stations to improve the communication environment.

Additionally, Secretary-General Kerkenzes looked back on the first day and said, We want to scrutinize what is appropriate every day to provide a more comfortable Expo.

We want to make improvements so that it becomes an expo that attracts many people from around the world, he said.