Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf visited the Osaka Kansai Expo site and attended Sweden's "National Day" ceremony. The King introduced the ties between the two countries, including his relationship with the Japanese Imperial Family and the increase in investment from Japan. In his greeting, he said, "I would like to continue to deepen our partnership and work hard to create new opportunities for sustainable growth and mutual prosperity."
The Royal Court:
On 13–16 May, the King visits Japan to attend the World Exhibition Expo 2025 Osaka.
Tuesday 13 May
Upon arrival the King was welcomed by the Japanese Chief of Protocol Hiroshi Ueda, the Japanese Ambassador to Sweden Hideaki Mizukoshi, and the Swedish Ambassador to Japan Viktoria Li.
In the afternoon, the King visited Expo 2025 Osaka and the Nordic Pavilion Nordic Circle, a joint project between the Nordic countries and the Nordic Council of Ministers. The theme of the pavilion is Together Towards a Better Future and shows the close cooperation of the Nordic countries, including through an exhibition section that showcases the Nordic lifestyle, values and cooperation. The King received a guided tour of the Nordic Circle pavilion and visited the Japanese signature pavilion Future of Life.
Wednesday 14 May
On 14 May, Sweden Day was organized at the World Exhibition. The King gave a speech at the official ceremony.
Business Summit
In the afternoon, the King inaugurated the conference Join Sweden to Pioneer the Possible: Creating a resilient & future proof society – Actions for the next decade.
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The King's speech at the official ceremony of Sweden's Day, the World exhibition Expo 2025 Osaka:
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The King's speech at the Business Summit - Join Sweden to Pioneer the Possible:
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Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa:
– When the King entered the Nordic pavilion, there was a sea of people who wanted to catch a glimpse of the King of Sweden.
Having a royal house is a trump card, especially in Japan where there is a great interest in Sweden in general, explains the minister.
– Being able to alternate politics, business and the royal house is a very successful concept that we can use internationally.
Att ha med sig kung Carl Gustaf utomlands kan få oanade konsekvenser. I Osaka dök det upp ”ett folkhav” som ville få en skymt av kungen. – Att resa så här med kungen öppnar ju helt nya dörrar, säger Benjamin Dousa (M).
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King Carl Gustaf visited the Ukraine Pavilion after attending the National Day ceremony at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on Wednesday. The royal visit symbolized goodwill and friendship, and appealed for solidarity with Ukraine, which is suffering from Russian aggression.
<p>King Carl Gustaf of Sweden visited the Ukraine Pavilion after attending the National Day ceremony at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on Wednesday. The royal visit symbolized goodwill and friendship, and appealed for solidarity with Ukraine, which is suffering from Russian aggression.</p>
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
Margareta Thorgen told to Svensk Damtidning about today:
– The King will take the train to Tokyo where more activities await. And then the King will end Thursday with a dinner with the Emperor.
Svensk Dam kan avslöja att det är stora saker på gång i Tokyo: Kungen har en middagsdejt med kejsaren.
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現在、大阪市此花区で『EXPO 2025 大阪・関西万博』が2025年10月13日（月）まで開催中です！ 2025年5月14日、万博会場内で「スウェーデン・ナショナルデー」が開催ということで、今回特別
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33-åriga Malin stod öga mot öga med kungen – och fick ett minne för livet.
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