IDN-INPS travelled to Kazakhstan to provide an in-depth coverage of EXPO 2017 Astana inaugurated on June 10. Touted by some as the ‘Disneyland for Adults’ and ‘a virtual reality beyond science fiction’ by others, EXPO 2017 shows the ways to access affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
Filmed by Katsuhiro Asagiri, Multimedia Director, President of INPS Japan.
INPS Japanの浅霧勝浩理事長・マルチメディアディレクターは、カザフスタン政府の招待を受け、2017年6月から開かれている「アスタナ国際博覧会」を取材した。この万博のテーマは、“未来のエネルギー”。日本を含めて115カ国と22の国際機関が参加した。この映像は「Smart Mix with Technology ―オールジャパンの経験と挑戦―」をテーマに、日本の高い技術力と世界的な課題解決に向けた貢献を発信する日本館の内部を撮影したもの。日本館は、2025年国際博覧会の大阪誘致に向けたPRも積極的に行っていた。
INPS Japan visited Astana Expo 2017, held in Kazakhstan. Katsuhiro Asagiri, Multimedia Director and president of INPS Japan filmed Japan Pavilion. Under the theme “Smart Mix with Technology,” the Japan pavilion demonstrated a multi-layered approach to clean and efficient energy provision. Across three dazzling exhibition zones, Japan delivered its vision for the future against a historical backdrop. EXPO 2017 Shows the Way to Sustainable Energy Solutions
The Founding of Australia” by Captain Arthur Phillip RN Sydney Cove, 26 January 1788, faithful photographic reproduction of 1937 Oil Painting by Algernon Talmage, picture from Wikimedia Commons, license: public domain
Stan Grant (journalist) and Tracey Holmes, at the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay events in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory./ By Peter Ellis – Own work, GFDL
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the donation of 3,000 cherry blossom trees to Washington D.C. by Ozaki Yukio in 1912 when he was Mayor of Tokyo. As in previous years, the 2017 Cherry Blossom Queen, who is selected annually during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., visited Japan as the U.S. goodwill ambassador.
After meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Governor of Tokyo and the House Speaker, the 2017 Cherry Blossom Queen and chaperone visited Ise, Mie Prefecture of Central Japan, accompanied by Mr. Takaaki Ishida, Secretary General of Ozaki Yukio Memorial Foundation which hosted the delegation together with NPO Gakudo Kofu June 4-6, 2017.
The delegation called on the Governor of Mie and the Mayor of Ise, and visited the Mikimoto Pearl Island, Ise Grand Shrine, Ozaki Memorial Hall, Kogakkan University, and Futami Pearl Center, among others.
IDN-INPS accompanied the delegation and made a documentary of the 2017 Cherry Blossom Queen’s visit.
Video documentary by IDN-INPS Multimedia Director Katsuhiro Asagiri
INPS visited Expo 2017. “The Sphere” left deep impression on our minds. All this was beyond what we have known from Science fiction. EXPO 2017 Shows the Way to Sustainable Energy Solutions