A round-table conference will be held in Osaka City where Keidanren executives and business owners from Kansai will exchange opinions on the future of the Kansai economy, and will work together toward the success of the 2025 "Osaka Kansai Expo". Matched with.
About 400 people participated in the round-table conference held in Osaka City, including Chairman Tokura of Keidanren and Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto of Kansai Economic Federation.
Regarding the "Osaka-Kansai Expo," Keidanren Chairman Tokura, who is the head of the organization that prepares and manages the event, said, "The global epidemic of the new corona is questioning our way of life and society. The world's expectations for this are also high, "he emphasized that the Expo is an opportunity to show what society should be like after Corona.
In response, Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Matsumoto responded, "The Expo must be a success as the Kansai business community, and we must do our utmost to work on it." It matched.
Regarding the "Osaka / Kansai Expo," the construction cost is expected to increase by 60 billion yen from the initial estimate to 185 billion yen, and the burden on the business community has become an issue.
Keidanren Chairman Tokura said, "The business community will bear one-third. I want to speed up the process of soliciting support from companies."