Kyocera Corporation (Kyoto, Japan; President and CEO: Hideo Tanimoto, "Kyocera") will share its vision of "daily life 50 years from now" at the Expo 2025, April 13-October 13, 2025, on the engineered island of Yumeshima in Japan's Osaka Bay. Kyocera will demonstrate its advanced communication technologies at the Signature Pavilion１, previewing a world where life is greatly enhanced by AI, including robots that collaborate harmoniously with people.
The last Expo hosted by Japan (Expo '70, also in Osaka) attracted more than half of Japan's population, with about 64 million visitors 55 years ago. Under the theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives", Expo 2025 will spotlight new concepts and technologies in dozens of pavilions. Kyocera's technologies will be featured in the Signature Pavilion "Future of Life", led by Thematic Project Producer Ishiguro Hiroshi.
Exterior of Signature Pavilion: Future of Life
Kyocera will help bring a future of human/robot symbiosis into reality by implementing cutting-edge communication technologies that will be featured within the pavilion. In this imagined future, smartphones become "organs," and bone-conduction earbuds enhance auditory perception. Kyocera is also providing the 5G network powering the Pavilion, and advanced LED lighting to enhance the visitor experience.
1: The thematic project is a symbol and representative project of the Expo, and the pavilion created by the eight experts is also a "signature work" that discusses and deepens the theme from the perspective of each of their philosophies, so, it has been named the "Signature Pavilion." The eight thematic project producers will interpret and develop the theme of the Expo, "Designing Future Society for Our Lives," from their own unique perspectives, and will build a pavilion that will connect with people who will live in the future.
■ Kyocera Technologies at Signature Pavilion
1) Future Smartphone Carrier Case
Smartphones used in the pavilion are uniquely designed and 100% Japan-made by Kyocera, ensuring safety and security. The smartphone case aligns with the pavilion's concept, imagining a new organ 50 years from now as a novel life extension where humans and technology merge.
2) Bone Conduction Earphones with Built-in Vital Sensors
These innovative earphones feature built-in bone conduction audio elements and vital sensors. They are designed as small, open-ear devices that allow users to hear audio in noisy environments while still being aware of surrounding sounds, enhancing human hearing and sensing capabilities. The design is inspired by the concept of a "new sensory organ" that expands auditory perception.
3) Local 5G System
[Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd.]
Kyocera will also provide the on-site 5G system to facilitate high-speed communication withandroids and robots in the pavilion. This specially designed high-speed wireless communication network accommodates the pavilion's complex structure and various exhibition rooms. Kyocera developed a next-generation communication infrastructure with an indoor positioning system that can track visitors' locations via their smartphones, providing an automatic "guided tour" over earphones as the visitor approaches each exhibit -a first in Japan2.
2: According to Kyocera's survey, as of March 13, 2025; this location-sensing technology uses only local 5G wireless signals.
４） LED Lighting That Approximates Sunlight
Kyocera's cutting-edge CERAPHIC® LED lighting combines purple LEDs with RGB phosphors, achieving a color temperature close to sunlight for natural color rendering. This gentle lighting helps reveal new perspectives on "life," providing a beautiful, relaxing space that enhances visual perception. Additionally, CERAPHIC's energy-efficient design and long lifespan reduce environmental impact, letting attendees experience sun-like illumination while saving energy.
※"CERAPHIC" is a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation
■ Overview of Sponsored Thematic Project
| Thematic Project | "Amplification of Lives" |
| Pavilion | Future of Life |
| Producer | Ishiguro Hiroshi (Professor, Osaka University, Visiting Director, ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories) |
| Pavilion's Official website | Future of Life, the Signature Pavilion of ISHIGURO Hiroshi |
