Huang Jenn-jia, an assistant professor of mass communication at Tamkang University, has studied Japan's exhibition industry. Huang points out that during the Meiji Restoration at the end of the 19th century, Japan sent delegations to Britain on study missions. They had a big impact, and from that point on Japan showed great enthusiasm for World Expos.
對日本會展產業頗有研究的淡江大學大傳系助理教授黃振家指出，19 世紀末的明治維新時期，日本曾派人去英國考察，對於世博會的創新展示與振興區域經濟的作用相當震驚，從此不管是舉辦或參與博覽會均相當熱中。