--- title: Closing the chapter of the Belgian participation in Expo 2025 Osaka description: A wonderful evening to close the chapter of Expo 2025 Osaka. image: https://belexpo.be/hubfs/1773896643455.jpeg --- - [English](https://belexpo.be/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka) - [Deutsch (German)](https://belexpo.be/de/neuigkeiten/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka) - [Français (French)](https://belexpo.be/fr/actu/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka) - [Nederlands (Dutch)](https://belexpo.be/nl/nieuws/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka) - [日本語 (Japanese)](https://belexpo.be/ja/news/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka) English [Skip to content](https://belexpo.be/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka#main-content) [![BelExpo](https://belexpo.be/hs-fs/hubfs/BelExpo%20-%20logo/BelExpo_RGB-1.jpg?width=920&height=970&name=BelExpo_RGB-1.jpg "BelExpo")](https://belexpo.be?hsLang=en) [![BelExpo](https://belexpo.be/hs-fs/hubfs/BelExpo%20-%20logo/BelExpo_RGB-1.jpg?width=920&height=970&name=BelExpo_RGB-1.jpg "BelExpo")](https://belexpo.be?hsLang=en) - [Who are we?](https://belexpo.be/en/about-us) - [BelExpo](https://belexpo.be/en/belexpo) - [Our Mission](https://belexpo.be/en/our-mission) - [Team](https://belexpo.be/en/team) - [Founding](https://belexpo.be/en/founding) - [Previous expos](https://belexpo.be/en/belgium-at-the-international-exhibitions) - [Expo 2025 Osaka](https://belexpo.be/en/expo2025osaka) - [The Pavilion](https://belexpo.be/en/belgian-pavilion) - [The Exhibition](https://belexpo.be/en/visitor-journey) - [The Mascot](https://belexpo.be/en/belubelu) - [About Expo 2025 Osaka](https://belexpo.be/en/about-expo-2025-osaka) - [Some data](https://belexpo.be/en/some-data) - [News](https://belexpo.be/en/news) - [Join us](https://belexpo.be/en/join-us) - [Partnership](https://belexpo.be/en/partners) - [Jobs](https://belexpo.be/en/jobs) - [Contact](https://belexpo.be/en/contact) - [Press](https://belexpo.be/en/press) - [In the picture](https://belexpo.be/nl/vastgelegd-op-camera) - [English](https://belexpo.be/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka) - [Deutsch (German)](https://belexpo.be/de/neuigkeiten/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka) - [Français (French)](https://belexpo.be/fr/actu/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka) - [Nederlands (Dutch)](https://belexpo.be/nl/nieuws/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka) - [日本語 (Japanese)](https://belexpo.be/ja/news/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka) English This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Closing the chapter of the Belgian participation in Expo 2025 Osaka [ Hänsel Van Boxstael ](https://belexpo.be/en/news/author/hänsel-van-boxstael) ** April 3 2026 [Belgian pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka](https://belexpo.be/en/news/tag/belgian-pavilion-expo-2025-osaka) Held at TheMerode on 12 March 2026, BelExpo's "Expo 2025 Osaka Closing Event" was the perfect opportunity for more than one hundred participants including partners, staff and, others involved with the Belgian Pavilion to reunite one last time. Former attendants of the pavilion and partner company CEOs alike rejoiced while looking back on our joint achievements at Expo 2025 Osaka. Many took some final selfies with our official mascot BeluBelu at what may have been its very last public appearance! In a panel discussion hosted by BelExpo’s Aldwin Dekkers, Pavilion Director Myriam Cops and architect Camille Descamps reflected on the challenges of this remarkable project and shared their perspectives for the future. Commissioner General of BelExpo Pieter De Crem and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Employment, Economy and Agriculture David Clarinval expressed their gratitude to the audience including the Ambassador of Japan to Belgium, for the expertise, support, partnerships, and resources without which the Belgian Pavilion could not have been built. Once more, BelExpo wishes to profoundly thank everyone who helped make the Belgian participation in Expo 2025 Osaka possible.   Here’s to many more World Expos! 🌍 ![group picture with BeluBelu](https://139582064.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139582064/hubfs/1773896655414.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=1773896655414.jpeg) ![posing with BeluBelu](https://139582064.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139582064/hubfs/1773896653441.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=1773896653441.jpeg) ![Aldwin Dekkers MC](https://139582064.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139582064/hubfs/1773896652129.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=1773896652129.jpeg) ![panel discussion](https://139582064.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139582064/hubfs/1773896649381.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=1773896649381.jpeg) ![minister Clarinval](https://139582064.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139582064/hubfs/1773896647641.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=1773896647641.jpeg) ![audience](https://139582064.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139582064/hubfs/1773896646336.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=1773896646336.jpeg) ![panel discussion](https://139582064.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139582064/hubfs/1773896644340.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=1773896644340.jpeg) ![group picture with BeluBelu](https://139582064.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139582064/hubfs/1773896643455.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=1773896643455.jpeg) ![Commissioner General Pieter De Crem speccing](https://139582064.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139582064/hubfs/1773896641320.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=1773896641320.jpeg) ![BelExpo_RGB-1](https://belexpo.be/hubfs/BelExpo_RGB-1.jpg) - [About Us](https://belexpo.be/en/about-us) - [Contact](https://belexpo.be/en/contact) - [Jobs](https://belexpo.be/en/jobs) - [Partners](https://belexpo.be/en/partners) - [News](https://belexpo.be/en/news) - [Expo 2025 Osaka](https://belexpo.be/en/expo2025osaka) - [Belgian Pavilion](https://belexpo.be/en/belgian-pavilion) - [Visitor Journey](https://belexpo.be/en/visitor-journey) 2026 All rights reserved | BelExpo | Belgian Commission General for International Exhibitions | [Privacy Policy](https://gdpr.eu/cookies/) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Hänsel Van Boxstael", "url" : "https://belexpo.be/en/news/author/hänsel-van-boxstael" }, "dateModified" : "2026-04-03T16:11:27.447Z", "datePublished" : "2026-04-03T15:26:19.000Z", "headline" : "Closing the chapter of the Belgian participation in Expo 2025 Osaka", "image" : [ "https://belexpo.be/hubfs/1773896643455.jpeg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://belexpo.be/en/news/closing-the-belgian-participation-in-expo-2025-osaka", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://belexpo.be/hubfs/BelExpo%20-%20logo/BelExpo_RGB-1.jpg" }, "name" : "BelExpo" } } ```