The Goi Peace Foundation will co-organize a Peace Convergence with PLAY SPACE Inc., Peace Culture Village (PCV) & JTB Corp. at the EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan on Monday, 18^th August 2025. You are invited to join the event in-person or online (via a recorded video on YouTube later)!

We hope to see you at the event!

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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.

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  (*Video submission deadline passed) will be shown to the audience as well.

We hope this program will offer inspiration for each participant to discover: What is my X?”

Date/time

• In-person: Monday, 18^th August 2025, 6-9pm (JST)
• Online: A recorded video will be shared in early September 2025 (*The link to watch the video on YouTube will be announced when it is available.)

Venue

• In-person: Festival Station (exhibition gallery), EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
• Online: YouTube

Language

Japanese
*A recorded video on YouTube will be shared with English subtitles.

Admission

Free of charge
*For in-person participants, you are required to purchase an admission ticket for the EXPO 2025 to access the Festival Station, event venue https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/tickets-index/

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.

Special Guests (Confirmed Speakers)

• Hiroo Saionji – Goi Peace Foundation
• Maki Kawamura – Goi Peace Foundation
• Kenta Sumioka – PLAY SPACE Inc.
• Junji Watanabe – NTT
• Motoki Ito – Hakuhodo Inc.
• Hiromi Yokota – JTB Corp.
• Yuri Yamaguchi – One Generation
• Naoya-san – (Artist/Facilitator)
• Miki Kawamura – Youth Voice
• Hanon Kawamura – Youth Representative

*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:

ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM

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 21^st August, a 2-hour video featuring the peace messages from the Youth Peace Ambassadors initiative will be shown at the Festival Station with paintings by the children in the world wishing for peace.

Peace Pole with messages collected from young people around the world to be presented to the United Nations on Sunday, 21^st September/International Day of Peace.

It will culminate in a World Peace Flag Ceremony (*To be performed in Japanese only) on Friday, 22^nd August.

This is a rare and powerful moment where the voices and hopes of many can converge.

We look forward to your participation!

Co-organizers

• The Goi Peace Foundation
• PLAY SPACE Inc. (*Japanese only)
• Peace Culture Village (PCV)
• JTB Corp.

Remarks

• The organizers are not responsible for your travel-related costs to/from Osaka, Japan and your admission ticket for the EXPO 2025.
• We are unable to provide any support for your visa procedures.