Suntory Holdings Limited and Daikin Industries, Ltd. announced 'Under the Midnight Rainbow' as the title for the water show that they will jointly exhibit at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan as part of their Future Society Showcase Projects and event planning content.
In preparation for the show, a website was created to introduce the show story, and content was uploaded on December 13, 2023.
'Under the Midnight Rainbow' will be a spectacular show that fully utilizes water, air, light, fire, video, and music in depicting the story of life on a grandiose scale. The event will be held every day after sunset during the Expo at the Water Plaza, a symbolic area of the Expo.
Through this water show, viewers can experience a story of 'air' and 'water,' which have seen everything on Earth for billions of years, and it is the hope of the two companies that this will inspire a new feeling that leads to a better future.
About the Show
Majestic idea inspired by the ' air ' and ' water ' surrounding the earth
The concept of this show tells the story of a festival where air and water create protective bonds and envelop life.
Air and water were born on this planet billions of years ago. All living creatures, including humans, consume air and water in passing down the baton of life and evolution. The concept of this show emanates from this fantastical idea: 'If we could listen to the conversations of air and water, which have seen everything of Earth, what kinds of stories would they tell us about what has happened on Earth Maybe they would counsel us on the future path that we should take.'
About the production system
Kenji Kohashi, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Event Planning Producer, has assembled creators who are active around the world to plan and produce the entertainment content for this show.
Production is performed by Naoki Tanaka, who directed the colorful projection mapping at the TOKYO 2020 Paralympic Opening Ceremony 'PARAde of ATHLETES.' Music composer, arranger, and producer Yoko Kanno, who was selected as one of Newsweek's '100 Japanese People the World Respects' in 2023, is in charge of the music. ECA2, a French production company that has been planning and holding world-class events and shows for over 20 years, is also participating with its unique mix of art and technology.
About Daikin Industries
Founded in 1924, in Osaka, Japan, Daikin Industries, Ltd is a leading global HVAC&R (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) manufacturer, which now has more than 100 production sites worldwide, operating in more than 170 countries and regions. Sales in its air conditioning business achieved the global No. 1 position, and net sales of the Daikin Group reached almost 4 trillion yen in FY2022.
As the only company in the world to manufacture both air conditioners and refrigerants, Daikin provides products and services utilizing environmental technologies to people around the world. Daikin's core air conditioning business represents a critical component of social infrastructure. Together with transforming the indoor environment in hot regions, it has contributed to people's health through heatstroke prevention and improvement of air quality, which has also helped to increase labor efficiency.
On the other hand, growing electricity demand resulting from the use of air conditioning has become a major issue. Worldwide demand for air conditioning is forecast to triple current levels by 2050. Daikin's mission to society is to reduce the future impacts of global warming to every extent possible while providing a safe, reliable, comfortable, and healthy air environment in response to elevated demand from the COVID-19 pandemic. It remains committed to being a company that can recognize the actions that must be taken in order to use these solutions to environmental and social issues as a way of unlocking business growth.
About Suntory Group
As a global leader in the beverage industry, Suntory Group offers a uniquely diverse portfolio of products, from premium spirits, beer, wine, ready-to-drink alcohol beverages, to brewed teas, bottled water, still and carbonated soft drinks, ready-to-drink coffee and energy drinks, along with health and wellness products. Suntory is home to award-winning Japanese whiskies Yamazaki, Hibiki and Hakushu, as well as iconic American spirits Jim Beam and Maker's Mark. Suntory also fascinates the taste buds with The Premium Malt's beer, and owns the exceptional Japanese wine, Tomi, and the world-famous Chteau Lagrange. Its brand collection includes Sauza Tequila, non-alcoholic favorites Orangina, Lucozade, Ribena, BOSS coffee, Iyemon green tea, Suntory Tennensui water, TEA+ Oolong Tea, V and BRAND'S, as well as popular health and wellness product Sesamin EX.
Founded as a family-owned business in 1899 in Osaka, Japan, Suntory Group has grown into a global company operating throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, with an annual revenue (excluding excise taxes) of $20.2 billion in 2022. Its 40,885 employees worldwide draw upon the unique blend of Japanese artisanship and global tastes to explore new product categories and markets.
As a corporation sustained by the gifts of nature and water, Suntory Group will always protect the ecosystems that deliver water. Because its ecosystem is the wellspring, not only of its business and the rich experiences the group creates for people's lives, but also of human life itself. Suntory Group will continue to be a company where everyone is empowered with the freedom and flexibility to innovate. Through all of its corporate pursuits, Suntory seeks to inspire the brilliance of life.
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