Japan Cultural Expo regional culture priorities of March2026

Japan Exposition Comprehensive Promotion Council [Provisional translation] On March 31, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi held the fifth meeting of the Japan Exposition Comprehensive Promotion Council at the Prime Minister’s Office. At the meeting, the participants engaged in discussions on the Japan Cultural Expo. Following the discussion, the Prime Minister said: “Let me express my appreciation to the members of the Council. Japan abounds with wonderful culture, arts, traditions, and history. It is important to fully leverage these values found in regional areas. In future iterations of the Japan Cultural Expo, we will strive to make the Japanese archipelago more beautiful, stronger, and more prosperous by promoting our appealing culture and arts. To that end, we would like to emphasize the following three points as new perspectives: The first is to open up new possibilities for Japan by...