Korea Super Expo to open in Tokyo Thursday

With Korea and Japan¡¯s joint hosting of the 2002 World Cup on the horizon, a Korea Super Expo introducing Korean industry, technology and culture will be held Thursday at the Big Site Exhibition Center in Tokyo. The event is jointly sponsored by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Asahi Shimbun and NHK.

Japan will also hold a similar large-scale exhibition in Seoul next year and until 2002, a total of three such events will be staged by each nation. The Korea Super Expo will run until Dec. 4.

The exhibition site will have a Theme Plaza with video presentations and Korea-Japan exchange events, a Dream World showing state-of-the-art technologies from 126 Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics and Pohang Iron & Steel Co. (POSCO); a Joy World featuring games, movies, records and fashion; a Charming World promoting Korea¡¯s 14 regions; and a Korea Town exhibiting traditional items.

At both outside and inside venues, popular singers such as Y2K, Jaurim and Babyvox will perform alongside traditional concerts and fashion shows.

There will also be a stall where traditional Korean foodstuffs such as kimchi, ginseng and mushrooms will be displayed.