A man with an admission ticket to the "international exposition" in 1940, which was scheduled to be held mainly in Tokyo but was postponed indefinitely due to the escalation of the Second Sino-Japanese War, gained admission to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai on May 5, exchanging the 1940 ticket for a one-day adult pass.
The 1940 expo was officially known as the "2600 Japan International Exposition," based on the Japanese imperial calendar beginning in 660 B.C. Among experts and enthusiasts, it is known as the "phantom expo," and tickets that were not refunded during the chaos have been used at subsequent expos, including the 1970 Expo in Osaka.
by SkyInJapan