UAE unveils details of its national pavilion at Expo 2025
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday unveiled the full vision for its national pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, taking place in Japan from April 13 — October 13, 2025. This was announced during a media briefing organised on Wednesday by the National Media Office.
Located within the Empowering Lives Zone, the UAE Pavilion presents a bold vision of collective progress through its theme, Earth to Ether. This theme reflects the country's ongoing journey from its deeply rooted cultural heritage to a future driven by innovation, imagination, and exploration – bridging the physical and intangible frontiers.
Reflecting on the UAE's ambition to empower all life from Earth to Ether, the Pavilion delivers a clear and compelling message. The nation is driving collective progress for humanity and the planet by advancing space exploration, reimagining healthcare and pioneering sustainable technologies. More than an architectural landmark or national exhibit, the pavilion is an invitation to collaborate. It invites the world to engage with the UAE's ideas, values and ambitions, and to explore how a country rooted in heritage is helping shape a flourishing future for all life on the planet and beyond.
On this occasion, Noura Bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of State, and Commissioner of Expo Office - UAE said: 'The UAE's participation in World Expos has consistently reflected a commitment to dialogue, collaboration, and the pursuit of collective progress.' She emphasised that the UAE Expo Office views each Expo not merely as a moment in time, but as a dynamic platform to showcase the nation's core values on the global stage, strengthen partnerships, advance sustainability, and foster deeper cultural understanding.
Al Kaabi added that returning to Japan 55 years after the UAE's first participation in the Expo represents a continuation of the country's legacy of meaningful presence, reflecting its commitment to building a more inclusive and interconnected global future.
In statements to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the minister affirmed that the UAE's participation in 'Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai' will centre around youth, highlighting the involvement of 24 talented Emirati youth ambassadors alongside 20 Japanese youth who are fluent in around seven languages. She explained that this distinction will play a major and effective role in ensuring the UAE's message is impactful.
She expressed her eagerness to share with visitors to the UAE Pavilion in Osaka a wealth of inspiring stories about the nation's dreamers and achievers, stressing that young people have accomplished many innovations across various fields, which opens opportunities to build partnerships with the Japanese public and visitors to the pavilion at 'Expo 2025.' For his part, Shihab Al Faheem, UAE Ambassador to Japan, and Commissioner-General of the UAE Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, said: 'UAE Pavilion reflects the country's approach to shaping the future and embodies resilience, openness, and the ability to strengthen global cooperation to achieve collective progress.' He pointed out that the UAE's return to Osaka carries significant symbolic and strategic meaning, as Abu Dhabi's first participation in World Expos was at Expo 1970 Osaka. 'Today, more than 50 years later, the UAE returns with a global voice calling for cooperation and understanding achieving further progress and development.'
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