ARTLOGUE Inc. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Osaka City; Representative Director and CEO: Suzuki Daisuke), together with the 2025 Japan World Exposition Association (Public Interest Incorporated Association), the Japan Arts Council (Japan Arts Council), and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, hosted the online talk event "EXPO PLL Talks: Art & Impact: Thinking about the world after the Expo with innovators" as part of the "Study: Osaka-Kansai International Arts Festival." The event was streamed on the official YouTube channel on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

This was the 14th time the event was held, and we welcomed Mr. Terumi Yamaguchi, Mayor of Minato Ward, Osaka City, as our guest to explore the theme of "social impact" that we expect from the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025.

You can watch the event on the official YouTube channel.

Archived video
Terumi Yamaguchi EXPO PLL Talks "Art & Impact: Thinking about the Post-Expo World with Innovators" vol.14

◼︎What is "EXPO PLL Talks Art & Impact: Thinking about the Post-Expo World with Innovators"?

EXPO PLL Talks "Art & Impact: Thinking about the Post-Expo World with Innovators" is a talk event co-hosted by Art Rogue Inc., together with the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, the Japan Arts Council, and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, in preparation for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, based on the concept of realizing the theme of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, "Designing a Future Society Where Life Shines."

We will explore new possibilities for art and business through a dialogue between moderator Daisuke Suzuki (Study: General Producer of the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival) and guests active in a variety of genres regarding the questions posed about art at the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival.

[Osaka-Kansai Expo Official Channel: EXPO PLL Talks]
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/overview/expo_pll_talks/

■What is the Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025?

Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025 is an international contemporary art festival that will be held mainly in Osaka and the Kansai region from Friday, April 11th to Monday, October 13th, 2025. This year, the fourth festival will be held at the same time as the Osaka-Kansai Expo, and the venues will be symbolic locations in Osaka, such as the Osaka-Kansai Expo site (Yumeshima), Osaka Culturarium Tempozan designed by Tadao Ando, ​​Osaka Prefectural International Conference Center (Nakanoshima) designed by Kisho Kurokawa, and the Nishinari-Senba area. Taking the Osaka-Kansai Expo as an opportunity, we will create a place for new dialogue and discovery as an "art festival that studies the relationship between art, people, and society" through domestic and international art projects.

Tickets are on sale on this page
https://osaka-kansai.art/pages/ticket

◼︎Contents of Vol.14 of "EXPO PLL Talks Art & Impact: Thinking about the Post-Expo World with Innovators"

This was the 14th time the event was held, and we welcomed Terumi Yamaguchi, Mayor of Minato Ward, Osaka City, as our guest to explore the "social impact" we expect from Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025.

<Excerpt from Terumi Yamaguchi's comments at the event>
・Regarding the theme of the Expo, "Designing a Future Society for Bright Life," I ask, "What do you think it means for life to be bright?" I keep asking this question to children and adults alike. Without "life," nothing can begin. That is why disaster prevention, crime prevention, welfare, and protecting mental and physical health are the first and foremost prerequisites.
And life cannot shine alone. It shines only when it connects, converses, and interacts with others. The Expo site itself is a testing ground for future society. Our city will also change as part of that. We should be able to turn aging into an advantage. An aging town is not a bad town; we should create a place where the elderly can play an active role, interact with children, and connect with people from new countries. I hope that we can show this kind of town through the Expo.

・About "social impact"
The 1970 Expo was an Expo that sent a message to the general public that "an amazing future is coming!". I think it was an Expo of that era, with everyone working together to accelerate economic growth.
However, I think that the "social impact" will be a major key to this Expo. We are currently facing a variety of issues in our society. Environmental issues, declining birth rates in some countries, and many other social issues. That is why I think this Expo will be a place where we can all pool our wisdom to find ways to solve these issues.
I'm really looking forward to the exhibits, but I also feel that it's important that we don't end there; we also want to implement the ideas and systems that emerge from the Expo in the real city.

Viewing URL
https://youtu.be/U_QKbS3C-wI?si=zTjqUHHB_wHabVFI

■Speaker Profile

Terumi Yamaguchi

Mayor of Minato Ward, Osaka City
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1973. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Doshisha University. After working as a Japanese language teacher and manager at cram schools and preparatory schools, he started his own business and became involved in PR and planning for local governments and companies. While continuing his work in education, he also runs a PR agency and works as a seminar lecturer and writer.
In April 2013, he was selected through public recruitment to become the civilian principal of Osaka Municipal Shikitsu Elementary School, where he served for three years.
After serving as chief supervisor at the Osaka City Board of Education, he became mayor of Ikuno Ward in April 2017.
After serving a five-year term, he will take up his new position as Mayor of Minato Ward in April 2022.
He has a daughter in her second year of high school and a son in sixth grade, and is involved in local activities as the president of the elementary school PTA. His hobbies are watching movies and listening to music, reading, and walking around town. His books include "Planning Ideas Book" and "Selling! Copywriting Skills Training Course."

Daisuke Suzuki
Founder and General Producer of the Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival

Born on Culture Day, November 3, 1977. After participating in a research project at the Global COE of the Urban Research Plaza of Osaka City University, he started his own company. He won the Good Design Award in 2014, was a finalist in the 2015 Kyoto University GTEP Program (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), and won the OIH Award for global innovation at the 2016 Miraino Pitch (business contest: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Kinki Regional Bureau of Telecommunications).
On July 7, 2017, he founded ARTLOGUE Inc. with the vision of "Arts for Human and Planet" and became its CEO.
"Study: Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival" will be held in January and February 2022, with the aim of establishing the world's largest "Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival" to coincide with the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo.
An art innovator who aims to create a better society through the use of art.

■ List of past speakers

"EXPO PLL Talks" has invited guests active in a variety of fields, as listed below, to explore new possibilities in art and business from their respective perspectives.

vol.1: Nanjo Fumio (Special Advisor, Mori Art Museum), Hirata Oriza (Playwright and Director)
https://youtu.be/x_wEYV-IxI0?si=CGhcl1N4aShJhyym
vol.2: Takeo Obayashi (Chairman and CEO of Obayashi Corporation)
https://youtu.be/wea0OXPJ08g?si=R5tyq_ympoeruSb1
vol.3: Michiko Ogawa (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
https://youtu.be/QU3NyL9Uamo?si=vM33Rr53YUE0Gau0
vol.4: Yoichi Ochiai (media artist)
https://youtu.be/ayO0dY1g37Y?si=-kAsXCUf4KCcSSBM
vol.5: Tomoko Ukishima (Member of the House of Representatives)
https://youtu.be/a_rLbcL9qWw?si=HsZm4Bli2dID-K2g
vol.6: Hirohisa Sato (CEO of Balnivani Co., Ltd.)
https://youtu.be/5nUynWR9K70?si=fasNPjBacXGxWWLV
vol.7: Akira Tatehata (art critic/poet)
https://youtu.be/7leuPdCO624?si=g4sUfLtdo7dzfKpM
vol.8: Ussouby Sacho (President of Kyoto Seika University)
https://youtu.be/jmMSwKfaKVM?si=4s3CGITYeDTgHIHJ
vol.9: Naomi Kawase (Film Director)
https://youtu.be/Oe4YS5hnHN8?si=pwfHVsBAbhga4ehr
vol.10: Yuko Hasegawa (Director of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art)
(※Preparation for release in progress)
vol.11: Ousby Sakho (President of Kyoto Seika University, Vice Chairman of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo), Takayuki Sakakida (Chairman of the Kyoto Shinkin Bank)
https://youtu.be/h12z7X9kR2E?si=4Z4SnDSJ0YrX6efg
vol.12 Takahiro Miura (CEO, The Breakthrough Company GO)
https://youtu.be/nkNZMCzAjyg?si=THY0MuAxfTckJKRE
vol.13: Masamichi Toyama (CEO of Smiles Co., Ltd./CEO of The Chain Museum Co., Ltd.)
https://youtu.be/6NkNaZsTCNk?si=opSCQg-EOyBYCdqe

We will continue to hold talk events with a variety of guests to build momentum for the Expo.

■Company Profile

"Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025"
Official website: https://osaka-kansai.art/

ARTLOGUE Inc.
・Representative: ARTLOGUE Inc. CEO Daisuke Suzuki ・Head office location: Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture ・Established: July 7, 2017 ・Business operations: Planning and management of "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival" / Planning and management of web media "ARTLOGUE" and "Art Tourism"

■ Contact Information

Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Public Relations Office
study-pr@artlogue.org