Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Mr. MORIOKA Takekazu, Deputy Governor of the Osaka Prefecture, during his visit to the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion. During their meeting, Dr. Kao congratulated the Government of Japan for the much-anticipated World Expo 2025, which opened on 13 April 2025. He also commended the ongoing bilateral cooperation between Osaka and several cities in ASEAN, and expressed confidence in Osaka’s strong industrial and innovative ecosystem to drive ASEAN-Japan economic relations in the years to come.
