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8/15/25, 1:06 PM Building Bridges UAE Japan partnership empowers Emirati youth

UAE, Japan strengthens ties as 50 youth head to Expo 2025 Osaka

The program will give participants the chance to explore the Expo’s global showcases, take

part in cultural exchanges, and engage with innovations shaping the future.

By News DeskAug 14, 2025

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Dubai: As part of the UAE’s Year of Community, Al-Futtaim has partnered with the UAE Ministry of
Culture, Emirates Foundation, and Al Khaleejiya Radio 100.9, with support from the UAE Pavilion, to

launch ‘Building Bridges: Voices of the Future.’

This landmark initiative will send 50 outstanding Emirati youth to represent the UAE at Expo 2025 in

Osaka, Japan. The program will give participants the chance to explore the Expo’s global showcases,
take part in cultural exchanges, and engage with innovations shaping the future.

This initiative reflects Al-Futtaim’s enduring commitment to national development and global

engagement. It also underscores the company’s legacy of more than 70 years of partnership with
Japan, through its representation of 13 leading Japanese brands. The choice of Osaka as the

destination is symbolic, reaffirming the deep bilateral relationship and a shared commitment to
innovation, collaboration, and cross-cultural exchange.

The delegates, aged 21 to 30, were selected through a rigorous, multi-partner process led by Al-

Futtaim, the UAE Ministry of Culture, Emirates Foundation, and Al Khaleejiya Radio. Candidates were

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