Expo 85 (Tsukuba, Japan)

The exhibition recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), was devoted to the advancements in science and technology, and sought to highlight the impact of technological evolution on ordinary life{{cite news |url=http://elpais.com/diario/1985/03/15/sociedad/479689217_850215.html |title=Tsukuba Expo 85, un gran espectáculo |access-date=September 12, 2016 |date=March 15, 1985 |work=El País |publisher=Ediciones El País |location=Madrid |language=es }} to ensure that science and technology would be accessible to everyone.{{cite magazine |last=Ahl |first=David |title=Expo '85: International, but Oh, so Japanese |date=August 1985 |magazine=Creative Computing |volume=11 |issue=8 |pages=66–67 |location=Los Angeles |publisher=Ahl Computing |url=https://archive.org/stream/creativecomputing-1985-08/Creative_Computing_v11_n08_1985_Aug#page/n67/mode/1up}}

The exhibition had a double intention. It was expected that the exposition would showcase Japan as a country of technological innovation. In addition, organisers hoped that the Expo would give some much needed exposure to Tsukuba, a city created 2 decades before as a scientific center, without much success.

Among the attractions of the exposition was the first Jumbotron, a huge TV screen developed by the Japanese firm Sony.

Grouped by continent, the participant countries were as follows:

; Africa

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• {{EGY}}
• {{CIV}}
• {{KEN}}
• {{SEN}}
• {{flag|Seychelles|1977}}
• {{flag|Tunisia|1959}}
• {{flag|Zambia|1964}}

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; Asia

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• {{BRN}}
• {{CHN}}
• {{IDN}}
• {{IRN}}
• {{flag|Japan|1870}}
• {{flag|South Korea|1984}}
• {{NPL}}
• {{flag|Philippines|1985}}
• {{LKA}}
• {{THA}}

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; The Americas

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• {{flag|Brazil|1968}}
• {{BLZ}}
• {{CAN}}
• {{CRI}}
• {{DOM}}
• {{JAM}}
• {{PAN}}
• {{USA}}
• {{URY}}

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; Europe

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• {{BEL}}
• {{Flag|Bulgaria|1971}}
• {{FRA}}
• {{FRG}}
• {{ITA}}
• {{PRT}}
• {{SWE}}
• {{CHE}}
• {{Flag|Soviet Union}}
• {{TUR}}
• {{GBR}}
• {{YUG}}

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; Oceania

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• {{AUS}}
• {{FJI}}
• {{KIR}}
• {{NRU}}
• {{PNG}}
• {{WSM}}
• {{SLB}}
• {{TON}}
• {{TUV}}
• {{VUT}}

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In regards to the companies, the ones who were present are as follows:

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• Daiei
• Fujitsu
• Fuyo Group
• Hitachi
• IBM
• Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
• Kodansha
• Matsushita
• Mitsubishi
• Mitsui
• NEC
• NTT
• Shueisha
• Sony
• Sumitomo Group
• Suntory
• TDK
• Toshiba
• UCC Ueshima Coffee Co.
• Japan Airlines

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Also present were the United Nations, the European Economic Community, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Asian Development Bank, along with the government of the Ibaraki prefecture.

The mascot was Cosmo Hoshimaru{{cite web|url=http://www.expomuseum.com/mascots/|access-date=April 28, 2020|title=ExpoMuseum / World's Fair Mascots}} was designed by a student in a design competition.{{cite web|url=https://2012expo.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/from-pelican-to-plankton-a-brief-history-of-expo-mascots/|access-date=April 28, 2020|title=From Pelican to Plankton: A Brief History of Expo Mascots | Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea|date=22 November 2011 }} and shows either a anthropomorphic planet with a ring or an alien astronaut with a flying saucer.{{Citation

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• Technocosmos (Ferris wheel that was built for the Expo '85)

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{{Reflist}}

• Narita, Tatsushi. 'Tsukuba 1985.' In Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions, ed. John E. Findling and Kimberly D. Pelle. Jefferson, NC and London:McFarland, 2008. pp. 364–367.
• {{Cite journal | title=Expo '85 At Tsukuba | date=May 1985 |pages=102–105 |journal=Popular Mechanics}}

{{Commons category|Expo 1985}}

• [http://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/1985-tsukuba Official website of the BIE]
• [http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2016/etc/se4/p219.html European Patent Office]
• [http://www.icam.co.jp/en/business/exhibition_en.html ICAM Cell Universe exhibit at Expo '85]
• [http://expomuseum.com/1985/ ExpoMuseum page on Expo '85] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117172830/http://expomuseum.com/1985/ |date=2006-11-17 }}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100216061337/http://w3land.mlit.go.jp/Air/photo400/84/ckt-84-4/c8b/ckt-84-4_c8b_4.jpg Aerial photograph at the area, 1984]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDs06u63iiM Live performance at Expo '85 by Boz Scaggs]
• The International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, written in Japanese but equipped with a lot of pictures of representative pavilions.

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