Suita: A ceremony was held on Saturday to mark the relocation of two statues of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition, near the Tower of the Sun monument, the symbol of the 1970 Expo. The Myaku-Myaku statues are now situated in the 1970 Expo commemorative park in the western Japan city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture.

According to Philippines News Agency, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura remarked at the ceremony, "It seems that Myaku-Myaku and the Tower of the Sun are connected by the (Expo) baton." During the 2025 Expo's 184-day period from April 13 to October 13, the Myaku-Myaku statues welcomed visitors near the venue's gates on the artificial island of Yumeshima in the city of Osaka.

Saturday's ceremony was attended by about 400 residents of the prefecture who were chosen from over 40,000 applicants by lottery.