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<Held on March 29th> [SHINGO★Nishinari × EXPO PLL Talks] Talk event
"Art & Impact: Thinking about the Post-Expo World with Innovators" vol.17

This will be the 17th time the event is being held, and we will be welcoming guest SHINGO★Nishinari to hold a talk event at the Naniwasuji Mix Music Festival (Nakanoshima, Osaka)!

Thinking about the future of Osaka from the streets of Nishinari, Osaka
SHINGO★Nishinari talks about the possibilities of the "real town" and "after the Expo."

"Diversity existed even before the term LGBTQ was coined," says SHINGO★Nishinari. What kind of town is Nishinari? We will delve deeper into the way of life of the people of Nishinari and the love for the town that he has entrusted to his raps.

Event Overview

Date and time: March 29, 2025 (Sat) 16:00-17:00
Venue: Osaka University Nakanoshima Center 5F Life Empathy Plaza (4-3-53 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka)
Guest: SHINGO★Nishinari
Moderator: Daisuke Suzuki (CEO of Artlogue Inc., General Producer of Study: Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival)
Participation fee: Free
Organized by: 2025 Japan World Exposition Association, Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival Executive Committee (Artlogue Inc.)
Cooperation: Naniwa Musuji Mix Music Festival

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SHINGO★Nishinari

He was born and raised in a tenement house near Sankaku Park in Nishinari, Osaka's ill ghetto, a doya district where the scent of the Showa era still remains strong. He established the genre "SHINGO★Nishinari" with his unique Hip Hop and Reggae style. His wide range of guest appearances to date speaks for itself, and he has now become a hood star in Osaka. At the "Rice Donation Live" hosted by SHINGO★Nishinari, he collected about 3 tons of rice for soup kitchens and donated it all. In 2021, he took over the "Showa Records" signboard and released his seventh album "Independence Day" in 2022. He will resound his soul's cry from Japan, Kansai, Osaka, and his hometown of Nishinari to the world.

YouTube channel "SHINGO★Nishinari"
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Suzuki Daisuke

CEO of Artlogue Inc., General Producer of Study: Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival.
Born on Culture Day, November 3, 1977. After participating in a research project at the Global COE of the Osaka City University Urban Research Plaza, 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.

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