Expo 2005 Aichi World Exposition

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international exposition world's fair

Expo 2005 Aichi World Exposition was a major international world's fair held in Japan that focused on themes of nature, sustainability, and advanced technology.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Expo 2005	2
Expo 2005 Aichi	2
2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan	1
Expo 2005 Aichi World Exposition canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10015025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Expo 2005 Aichi World Exposition
Context triple: [Aichi Prefecture, hostedEvent, Expo 2005 Aichi World Exposition]

A. Yokohama Expo 1989
Yokohama Expo 1989 was a world exposition held in Yokohama, Japan, showcasing futuristic urban culture, technology, and waterfront development.
B. Expo ’70
Expo ’70 was the world’s fair held in Osaka, Japan, in 1970, renowned for its futuristic architecture, technological exhibits, and the iconic Tower of the Sun.
C. Expo 2002
Expo 2002 was the sixth Swiss national exposition, a large-scale cultural and technological showcase held in 2002 across several sites in the country.
D. International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, 1985
The International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, 1985 was a world’s fair focused on science and technology, showcasing cutting-edge innovations and research from around the globe.
E. Expo 2025
Expo 2025 is a World Expo scheduled to be held in Osaka, Japan, focusing on innovation and global collaboration around the theme of designing future societies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Expo 2005 Aichi World Exposition
Target entity description: Expo 2005 Aichi World Exposition was a major international world's fair held in Japan that focused on themes of nature, sustainability, and advanced technology.

A. Yokohama Expo 1989
Yokohama Expo 1989 was a world exposition held in Yokohama, Japan, showcasing futuristic urban culture, technology, and waterfront development.
B. Expo ’70
Expo ’70 was the world’s fair held in Osaka, Japan, in 1970, renowned for its futuristic architecture, technological exhibits, and the iconic Tower of the Sun.
C. Expo 2002
Expo 2002 was the sixth Swiss national exposition, a large-scale cultural and technological showcase held in 2002 across several sites in the country.
D. International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, 1985
The International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, 1985 was a world’s fair focused on science and technology, showcasing cutting-edge innovations and research from around the globe.
E. Expo 2025
Expo 2025 is a World Expo scheduled to be held in Osaka, Japan, focusing on innovation and global collaboration around the theme of designing future societies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international exposition ⓘ world's fair ⓘ
area	approximately 173 hectares ⓘ
category	World's fairs in Japan ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
durationInDays	185 ⓘ
endDate	2005-09-25 ⓘ
environmentalPolicy	preservation of existing forest areas on site ⓘ promotion of recycling and waste reduction ⓘ use of natural and recycled materials in construction ⓘ
expoType	registered exposition ⓘ
focus	advanced technology ⓘ nature ⓘ sustainability ⓘ
followedBy	Expo 2008 Zaragoza ⓘ linked to: Recinto Expo Zaragoza
hostCity	Nagakute ⓘ
hostNation	Japan ⓘ
hostPrefecture	Aichi Prefecture ⓘ
innovationArea	maglev transportation demonstration ⓘ robot technology demonstration ⓘ ubiquitous computing services ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
legacy	conversion of site into Moricoro Park ⓘ improvement of regional transportation infrastructure ⓘ
mainSite	Nagakute Area ⓘ
mainThemeComponent	ecology ⓘ environmental conservation ⓘ information technology ⓘ recycling ⓘ renewable energy ⓘ
motto	Nature's Wisdom ⓘ
nearCity	Nagoya ⓘ
notableAttraction	Global Loop elevated walkway ⓘ Japan Pavilion Nagakute ⓘ Satsuki and Mei's House ⓘ
numberOfInternationalOrganizations	several international organizations ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingCountries	over 120 ⓘ
officialName	2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan ⓘ linked to: Expo 2005 Aichi World Exposition
openingYear	2005 ⓘ
organizingBody	Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition ⓘ
precededBy	Expo 2000 Hannover ⓘ
recognizedBy	Bureau International des Expositions ⓘ
secondarySite	Seto Area ⓘ linked to: Seto Toyota Area ⓘ linked to: Toyota area
shortName	Expo 2005 ⓘ linked to: Expo 2005 Aichi World Exposition
startDate	2005-03-25 ⓘ
theme	Nature's Wisdom ⓘ
visitorCount	approximately 22.05 million ⓘ over 22 million ⓘ

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