Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida informally told South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol that Japan would support South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo during bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit meeting in India in September, according to the Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper. This decision reflects Japan’s endorsement of Yoon’s efforts to improve bilateral ties.

Busan, which is competing with Riyadh and Rome to host the 2030 World Expo, will learn its fate at the Bureau International des Expositions’ general assembly in Paris on Tuesday. The Japanese government has committed to sharing its experiences from the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo with South Korea if Busan is selected, further strengthening collaborative efforts and regional diplomacy.