2005 World Exposition Aichi Opening Ceremony Begins

NAGAKUTE, JAPAN - MARCH 24: Japan's Emperor Akihito makes an opening speech while Empress Michiko and Prime Minister Junichi Koizumi (L) listen at an opening ceremony of the 2005 World Exposition Aichi Japan on March 24, 2005 in Nagoya, Japan. The 185-day Expo with the main theme of "Nature's Wisdom" will focus on the relationship between culture and technology from a global perspective and will open to the public on March 25. (Photo by Toshiyuki Aizawa/Pool/Getty Images)