Ethiopian woman goes missing at Expo 2025
According to the city, the missing woman is 27-year-old Tezo Jerusalem Temesgen. She is staying in Katano City for the Expo's international exchange program.
The woman is a part of art group Fandika, which performed music at the Expo site on July 20. Members of the group noticed her missing from their accommodation around noon on July 25.
Security cameras at the accommodation captured her leaving alone around 5:30 a.m. on July 25. She left her luggage in her room, but had taken her passport, wallet and mobile telephone. Kei Yamamoto (NHK)
Kei Yamamoto, the mayor of Katano City, said, 'It is shocking that a woman who was participating in an international exchange program would disappear. I hope she turns up as soon as possible.'
Related parties filed a missing persons report with the Katano Police Station on July 25.
She was scheduled to leave Japan on July 27. However, she did not show up at Kansai International Airport.
According to the city, she has a three-month residence permit and is not currently overstaying her visa illegally.
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