Japan to host 2025 Expo as scheduled despite powerful quake: gov't

Japan has no intention to change its plan to host the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, regardless of a powerful New Year's Day earthquake that could disrupt the supply of construction materials, the top government spokesman said Monday.Yoshimasa Hayashi's remarks came days after economic security minister Sanae Takaichi said she had urged Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to push back the event to prioritize reconstruction from the earthquake on the Noto Peninsula on the Sea of Japan coast.Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi said the industry ministry in charge of the expo has claimed that procuring …READ FULL ARTICLE