The move comes as the expo faces mounting concerns that construction, especially of pavilions for foreign nations, will not be completed on time for the scheduled opening in April 2025.

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[–] [S] 11 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (5 children)

This expo is a mess no one in Osaka is all that interested in and also, the mascot for it, Myaku-Myaku, is a Lovecraftian horror.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Who the hell signed off on that? It looks like something a preschooler would draw and not in a cute way.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Now imagine that thing everywhere, including on multiple poster-sized digital ads in the subway stations and even on the fricking manhole covers.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Why does the article assume that everyone knows what an osaka expo is. Shouldn't they have at least one sentence summarizing what it is?

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    It's just the next world expo. I'm not sure why a Japanese newspaper would explain what the Osaka Expo is, when it's pretty much impossible over here to not see mentions of it fricking everywhere, or that horror show of a mascot?

    ...sorry, I live in Osaka and I've seen far too much of Myaku-Myaku on ads EVERYWHERE. It's even on the damn manhole covers.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    A lack of planning on your part doesn’t constitute an emergency on mine.

    Though I kind of think Japanese grammar cannot express this thought and the closest you can get is Ganbatte!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    In 2023 they ask for an exemption for something that should be delivered by 2025. Is it really bad planning or an attempt to save on labour cost?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Is there a labor shortage in the construction industry? Because otherwise I'm pretty sure there's enough time to hire more hands.

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