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		<title>Osaka Expo 2025 Is Underway — But Is It Worth the Cost?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2025 World Expo in Osaka is officially underway — but it hasn’t exactly captured the public imagination. Held on Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay, the Expo was pitched as a celebration of innovation and international cooperation. Instead, it’s been marked by construction delays, spiraling costs and lukewarm public interest. What was once a [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/osaka-expo-2025-is-underway-but-is-it-worth-the-cost/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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