PHOTOS Korea Day at Osaka Expo 2025

Participants clad in hanbok (traditional Korean attire) line up at the Asia and Pacific Trade Center port in Osaka, Japan, Tuesday, to celebrate the arrival of a replica wooden boat reenacting the voyages of "Joseon Tongsinsa," or diplomatic missions during the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty. The reenactment commemorates the 60th anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan. Yonhap

Culture Minister Yu In-chon delivers a speech celebrating the reconstructured "Joseon Tongsinsa" boat's arrival during a ceremony in Osaka, Japan, Tuesday. Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Culture Minister Yu In-chon, second from left, visits the Korea Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Tuesday, as part of the Korea Day event. Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Culture Minister Yu In-chon, right, blows air into a tube in the Korea Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Tuesday. Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Models wearing hanbok, Korean traditional costume, walk on the runway during a fashion show held to celebrate Korea Day at Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Kim Se-jeong

Japanese elementary school students learn about Korean culture at a promotional booth for the Visit Korean Heritage Campaign at the Expo exhibition hall during the Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Tuesday. Yonhap

Culture Minister Yu In-chon, left, offers a plaque to Japanese actor Sakaguchi Kentaro to appoint him as an honorary ambassador for Korean tourism during the Korea Day event at Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Kim Se-jeong

Culture Ministry Yu In-chon, left, shakes hands with Japanese actor Sakaguchi Kentaro, after appoint him as an honorary ambassador for Korean tourism during the Korea Day event, at Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Tuesday. Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Fans take photos of Japanese actor Sakaguchi Kentaro during the Korea Day event at Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Kim Se-jeong

Culture Minister Yu In-chon, second from left, visits the Korea Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Tuesday. Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism