Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA) Japan's rich and successful experience in organizing expositions will serve as an excellent model for Taiwan, which is also seeking to hold an international exposition in the future, organizers of a show on Japanese expos said Monday.
The special exhibition, titled "An Exposition for Taiwan: Through the Japanese Experience," is being jointly sponsored by Uniplan Taiwan Group, Yoshida Hideo Memorial Foundation, Marketing Communications Executives International and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) from Oct. 3 to Nov. 12 at TFAM.
Most of the exhibits come from the collection of the Advertising Museum in Tokyo, and include woodblock prints, posters, print advertisements and memorabilia from Japanese expos over the course of the last century.
"Between 1970-2005, Japan hosted five of the 14 World Expos accredited by BIE (International Exhibitions Bureau), making it one of the most 'expo-crazy' countries, " TFAM director Huang Tsai-lang said.
"Japan was able to promote its wealth and power, build public confidence, invigorate industry and develop tourism by organizing such events and finally walked out of the post-war shadow of World War II," he added.
Specialists who played major roles in Japan's organization of the WorldExpos -- including 2005 Aichi Expo director Shinya Izumi, Fukui Shouhei, Shinji Fukukawa and Akira Fujitani -- were invited to deliver speeches and share their expertise with local officials and curators on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Part of the exhibit focuses on a 1935 Expo in Taiwan when Taiwan was a Japanese colony, and is expected to attract the most attention during the exhibition, said Huang. Historical records show that one-third of Taiwan's population at the time -- 6 million -- visited the landmark event.
The event will help Taiwan make strides in creating the environment it needs to host expos in future, Huang said.