At the heart of "Osaka Expo Adventures A–Z" are two curious Japanese students, Miki and Ichiro. Through their eyes, the Osaka Expo becomes more than a global event — it becomes a classroom, a learning laboratory, and a doorway to the world. As they visit pavilions, ask questions, try new words, and meet people from different cultures, readers are invited to join them on an English-learning adventure filled with discovery, confidence-building, and connection — one letter at a

This week marks one year since Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan began, and I still feel its magic as strongly as I did across all 40 of my visits. From my first visit on opening day to my last on closing day, I knew I was experiencing something extraordinary, something that would stay with me long after the Expo ended. What I did not fully realize at the time was that those visits, reflections, and blog posts would eventually become the foundation for a book. From Expo Visits t

Scenes from the day....laughter, joy, and tears. Expo 2025 Osaka is over! Over the past month, since it ended (after I stopped crying), I’ve been reflecting on what this extraordinary global gathering revealed: that connection, communication, and collaboration remain our most powerful innovations. Expo created thousands of “ micro-moments of cultural diplomacy,” - small human gestures that ripple out and create broader understanding and large-scale dialogue, reminding us th