Deputy Premier and Transport Minister
Matteo Salvini has visited the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
as part of his mission to Asia which has included institutional
meetings with representatives of Japanese companies.
Salvini was welcomed by the Commissioner General for Italy at
Expo 2025 Osaka, Ambassador Mario Vattani, and by Italy’s
Ambassador to Japan Gianluigi Benedetti.
The transport minister attended with them the Japanese sake
barrel opening ceremony of Kagami Biraki, which was followed by
a toast.
Salvini also took part in the celebration of Tanabata, the star
festival during which wishes are written on strips of paper and
symbolically hung on bamboo trees.
In his message, Salvini said he repeated the word “peace” three
times.
The visit was also attended by the Italian Consul General in
Osaka Filippo Manara.
The infrastructure minister then rang a bell created by the
Marinelli Foundry, which was presented at the opening ceremony
of the week dedicated to the Molise region at the Italy
Pavilion.
The bell has a strong symbolic value, featuring the artistically
intertwined shapes of Italy and Japan to symbolize the historic
and cultural connection between the two countries.
After attending the events in Piazza Italia, Salvini then toured
the Italy Pavilion, admiring the Farnese Atlas, a marble
sculpture from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples
(MANN), the portrait of Ito Mancio by Domenico Tintoretto,
artworks by Michelangelo and Caravaggio, as well as contemporary
innovations, in particular the torches of the Milan Cortina 2026
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Salvini, in this context, highlighted his ministry’s commitment,
together with institutional partners, to completing the
necessary work to guarantee “unforgettable Games”.
Finally, he also visited the exhibition area of the Italian
transport ministry, an official partner of the Italy Pavilion,
before the presentation of an institutional video dedicated to
the ministry’s mission of planning and building to unite,
dealing with social, economic and environmental challenges with
vision and determination.
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