The week dedicated to Abruzzo has
opened at the Italy Pavilion of Expo 2025 Osaka with a big crowd
taking part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the
region’s Governor Marco Marsilio, the Commissioner General for
Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka Mario Vattani, the regional Labour and
Business Councillor Tiziana Magnacca, Brothers of Italy (FdI)
Whip in the regional council Massimo Verrecchia and Tourism
Undersecretary Daniele D’Amario.
The universal exhibition “is an occasion for the whole world to
dialogue and where everyone showcases their special features”,
said Marsilio.
The Abruzzo governor noted that the “objective is to fascinate
the Japanese and, in general, the Asian public in order to
strengthen cultural, touristic, social, food and wine,
industrial collaborations”.
And cooperation “is already very much present” because “there is
already a lot of Abruzzo in Japan and a lot of Japan in Abruzzo
and we will continue to consolidate this connection also through
these days”, noted Marsilio.
Indeed Japanese companies present in the Italian region, such as
Honda, Denso and Pilkington (NSG Group) will take centre stage
during the week dedicated to Abruzzo.
Such a connection will be at the centre of seven days of events
focusing, among others, on the economy and food and wine, while
embracing art with performances such as ‘Abruzzo Soundscape:
music, territory and live mixing’.
During the first day, the department of Architecture of the
University of Chieti took centre stage with the panel ‘Design
amid tradition and innovation. Cultural heritage, craftsmanship
and sustainability between Italy and Japan’.
The day continued with a cultural event organized by the
association ‘Japan Abruzzo’, dedicated to historic figures
closely connected to Japan, including Alessandro Valignani,
Raffaele Ulisse Barbolani and Gabriele D’Annunzio.
The initiatives provide a privileged setting aimed at attracting
investments.
Abruzzo “has a very important Japanese presence”, stressed the
Commissioner General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka, Ambassador
Mario Vattani, which is “connected to a human and cultural
relationship” also because of “shared challenges” such as, for
example, “living in a strongly seismic territory”.
However, said Vattani, “it doesn’t only mean this, it also means
speaking about resilience, imagination, creativity and this is
present” in the space created by Abruzzo at the Italy Pavilion.
Magnacca noted that it isn’t only necessary to “consolidate
relations that have already existed for over 50 years” between
Italy and Japan but also to “make them grow”.
The Labour and Business Councillor said the week provided an
occasion to show how “this territory is absolutely competitive
and attractive for enterprises”.
In particular, Magnacca spoke about craftsmanship, “a sector in
which the Japanese are very interested” and “we are certain the
region can satisfy their interest and their curiosity”.
“For Japanese entrepreneurs” Abruzzo represents a “competitive
territory in which to invest with the certainty of finding a
safe region, a solid and strong region and a region offering
great opportunities to all those who intend to create new
employment”, concluded Magnacca.
The presence at Expo 2025 Osaka and the great participation of
the public “makes us particularly proud because it gives us an
indication of the knowledge and the promotion that a territory
must have”, stressed Verrecchia, the Brothers of Italy (FdI)
whip in the regional council.
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