The Goi Peace Foundation will co-organize a Peace Convergence with Earth Identity Projects, PLAY SPACE Inc., Peace Culture Village (PCV), JTB Corporation & Institute of Education Network for Next Generation at the EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan on Monday, 18th August 2025. You are invited to join the event online (via a recorded video on YouTube later)!
We hope to see you at the event!
Peace Convergence “Let’s create peace together!”
Peace Convergence is an initiative hosted by the Goi Peace Foundation to bring together people of all generations, backgrounds, and cultures to explore this question: “What can I do to create peace in the world?”
In this special edition of Peace Convergence at the EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan, we will explore the theme of Peace X, with “X” representing different aspects of life such as “Peace × Work,” “Peace × Life,” and “Peace × Future” together with speakers from diverse fields—business, education, medicine, technology, and more—will share how they are creating peace through their unique “X.”
During the program, a short version of the video featuring the peace messages selected from a global youth-led initiative Youth Peace Ambassadors will be shown to the audience on site as well.
We hope this program will offer inspiration for each participant to discover: What is my X?”
Date
A video of the 3-hour program recorded at the EXPO venue on 18th August will be shared by the end of September 2025.
How to Join the event
YouTube (*The link to watch the video on YouTube will be announced when it is available.)
Languages
Japanese, with English subtitles
Why Peace at the EXPO?
As you may know, the theme of EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”
This global gathering is a showcase for cutting-edge technology, innovation, and human creativity. But we believe that true progress must also be grounded in peace, compassion, and care for all life.
That is why we are creating spaces at the EXPO where people from all over the world can reflect, share, and co-create a peaceful future—starting with meaningful dialogue and heartfelt connection.
Program Structure and Speakers
- #1 [Peace x Lifestyle] What is a Well-Being Lifestyle?
Motoki Ito (Hakuhodo Inc.), Hiromi Yokota (JTB Corporation) & Junji Watanabe (NTT Communication Science Laboratories) - #2 [Peace x Life] Thinking about individuality through the way we die (and live)
Yuri Yamaguchi (Interpreter) & Maki Kawamura (NPO Sachi-House) - #3 [Peace x Future] Messages of Hope from Young People
Hanon Kawamura (Hiroshima Nagisa High School), Miki Kawamura (UWC ISAC JAPAN) & Rumi Kawamura (NUCB International College) - #4 [Peace x Song] A World Where Peace Connects and Resonates
Naoya Shirata (Musician) & Naoko Tonami (Singer/Life Coach)
*A full list of speakers with profiles will be shared soon.
If you sign up in advance, you will receive the latest updates from the organizers.
Would you like to join us?
We warmly welcome you to be a part of this global conversation. Whether you are able to attend in-person or join online. Your presence and energy would mean so much.
You can register as a participant or simply express your interest here:
Please note that this event will be filmed and edited into an accessible, subtitled video archive for those who can’t attend live.
Peace Convergence is just one of several events the Goi Peace Foundation is co-hosting during our 5-day program at the Festival Station of the EXPO 2025.
On 21st August, a 2-hour video featuring the peace messages from the Youth Peace Ambassadors initiative will be shown there with paintings by the children in the world wishing for peace.
It will culminate in a World Peace Flag Ceremony (*To be performed in Japanese only) on Friday, 22nd August.
This is a rare and powerful moment where the voices and hopes of many can converge.
We look forward to your participation!
Organizer
- Earth Identity Projects
Co-organizers
- The Goi Peace Foundation
- PLAY SPACE Inc. (*Japanese only)
- Peace Culture Village (PCV)
- JTB Corp.
- Institute of Education Network for Next Generation (*Japanese only)
info@goipeace.or.jp
The Goi Peace Foundation