"Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Kadoma City Edition" Published on Children's Day
Asahi Shimbun and Panasonic HD have published the "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Kadoma City Edition" on Children's Day. They solicited future headlines from junior high school students and citizens in Kadoma City and created fictional articles imagining the city in 2043 based on them.
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The Asahi Shimbun Company (President and CEO: Katsu Tsunoda; hereinafter "Asahi Shimbun") and Panasonic Holdings Corporation (hereinafter "Panasonic HD"), in their co-creation project "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Production Committee," published the "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Kadoma City Edition" on May 5, 2026 (Children's Day).
The "Future Fantasy Newspaper" is an initiative to further expand the activity of imagining a better future together, under the message "Children's Day is a day to think about the future." In its fifth year of publication, this year's project was developed as a regional co-creation project in Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture, the founding place of Panasonic HD, in collaboration with the local government, regional companies, and citizens.
In this issue, fictional articles about the town and life in Kadoma in 2043 were created, starting from "future headlines" submitted by junior high school students and the general public in Kadoma City. It is our hope that as many of the submitted fantasies as possible will become reality in the future 17 years from now in 2043, leading to a more enjoyable, free, and wonderful Kadoma City.
The completed "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043" will be distributed at elementary schools, junior high schools, and compulsory education schools in Kadoma City, and will also be exhibited and distributed at various locations within the city, including the Kadoma City Cultural Creation Library KADOMADO.
■ Overview of the "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Kadoma City Edition" paper
This is a newspaper that expresses the town and life of Kadoma in 2043 as fictional articles, starting from "future headlines" submitted by junior high school students and citizens of Kadoma City. It depicts diverse future visions unique to Kadoma, such as a town where children play the leading role, a future where manufacturing is rooted as a culture, and a daily life where technology and people coexist.
For "Tenku-jingo," a motif of Asahi Shimbun's famous column "Tensei-jingo," we spoke mainly with members of the Kadoma City Industrial Promotion Division and spun words about the future of Kadoma. The middle pages also feature fantasy advertisements and articles by companies and local governments that endorsed the concept of the Future Fantasy Newspaper.
■ Publication Overview
Medium Name: Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Kadoma City Edition
Publication Date: May 5, 2026 (Tuesday, holiday)
Specifications: Blanket format / 4 pages / Full color
Published by: Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Production Committee (Asahi Shimbun Company, Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
In cooperation with: Kadoma City, Kadoma City Board of Education, etc.
■ Distribution and Exhibition
・Elementary schools in Kadoma City (Kadoma, Owada, Futashima, Furukawabashi, Oki, Uenokuchi, Hayami, Higashi, Kadoma Mirai, Satsuki, Suio Gakuen, Kitasuho-Shinomiya Elementary Schools)
・Junior high schools in Kadoma City (No. 2, No. 3, No. 5, No. 7, Kadoma Hasuhana Junior High Schools)
・Kadoma City Cultural Creation Library KADOMADO
・Kadoma City Hall
・Kadoma City Plaza
・Kadoma City Community Center
・Inside the following stations along the Keihan line:
Four stations in Kadoma City (Nishisanso, Kadomashi, Furukawabashi, Owada) and Nakanoshima Station, Gion-Shijo Station
・Panasonic Holdings Corporation "Technology CUBE"
etc.
*Installation at each distribution point and facility will be sequential.
*Please refrain from making inquiries about the content of the Future Fantasy Newspaper to each distribution point and facility.
*The number of copies is limited. Distribution will end when they run out.
*This time, paper distribution will not be carried out at locations other than the above distribution and exhibition places.
■ "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043" Companies and Local Governments Thinking About the Future
In no particular order, titles omitted
Kadoma City, Kadoma City Board of Education, Kadoma City Cultural Creation Library KADOMADO, Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd., Asahi Electric Corporation, Kaiyodo Co., Ltd.
■ About the Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Production Committee
This is a co-creation project between the Panasonic Group, which aims to realize an "ideal society where both material and spiritual well-being are abundant," and the Asahi Shimbun Company, whose slogan is "Connect, and you will see." Through the publication of the "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Kadoma City Edition," we will provide opportunities for many people to talk about the future and contribute to the realization of a hopeful future.
■ Inquiries
Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Production Committee
(within the Asahi Shimbun Company Media Business Headquarters)
E-mail 0505mirai@asahi.com
The "Future Fantasy Newspaper" is an initiative to further expand the activity of imagining a better future together, under the message "Children's Day is a day to think about the future." In its fifth year of publication, this year's project was developed as a regional co-creation project in Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture, the founding place of Panasonic HD, in collaboration with the local government, regional companies, and citizens.
In this issue, fictional articles about the town and life in Kadoma in 2043 were created, starting from "future headlines" submitted by junior high school students and the general public in Kadoma City. It is our hope that as many of the submitted fantasies as possible will become reality in the future 17 years from now in 2043, leading to a more enjoyable, free, and wonderful Kadoma City.
The completed "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043" will be distributed at elementary schools, junior high schools, and compulsory education schools in Kadoma City, and will also be exhibited and distributed at various locations within the city, including the Kadoma City Cultural Creation Library KADOMADO.
■ Overview of the "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Kadoma City Edition" paper
This is a newspaper that expresses the town and life of Kadoma in 2043 as fictional articles, starting from "future headlines" submitted by junior high school students and citizens of Kadoma City. It depicts diverse future visions unique to Kadoma, such as a town where children play the leading role, a future where manufacturing is rooted as a culture, and a daily life where technology and people coexist.
For "Tenku-jingo," a motif of Asahi Shimbun's famous column "Tensei-jingo," we spoke mainly with members of the Kadoma City Industrial Promotion Division and spun words about the future of Kadoma. The middle pages also feature fantasy advertisements and articles by companies and local governments that endorsed the concept of the Future Fantasy Newspaper.
■ Publication Overview
Medium Name: Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Kadoma City Edition
Publication Date: May 5, 2026 (Tuesday, holiday)
Specifications: Blanket format / 4 pages / Full color
Published by: Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Production Committee (Asahi Shimbun Company, Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
In cooperation with: Kadoma City, Kadoma City Board of Education, etc.
■ Distribution and Exhibition
・Elementary schools in Kadoma City (Kadoma, Owada, Futashima, Furukawabashi, Oki, Uenokuchi, Hayami, Higashi, Kadoma Mirai, Satsuki, Suio Gakuen, Kitasuho-Shinomiya Elementary Schools)
・Junior high schools in Kadoma City (No. 2, No. 3, No. 5, No. 7, Kadoma Hasuhana Junior High Schools)
・Kadoma City Cultural Creation Library KADOMADO
・Kadoma City Hall
・Kadoma City Plaza
・Kadoma City Community Center
・Inside the following stations along the Keihan line:
Four stations in Kadoma City (Nishisanso, Kadomashi, Furukawabashi, Owada) and Nakanoshima Station, Gion-Shijo Station
・Panasonic Holdings Corporation "Technology CUBE"
etc.
*Installation at each distribution point and facility will be sequential.
*Please refrain from making inquiries about the content of the Future Fantasy Newspaper to each distribution point and facility.
*The number of copies is limited. Distribution will end when they run out.
*This time, paper distribution will not be carried out at locations other than the above distribution and exhibition places.
■ "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043" Companies and Local Governments Thinking About the Future
In no particular order, titles omitted
Kadoma City, Kadoma City Board of Education, Kadoma City Cultural Creation Library KADOMADO, Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd., Asahi Electric Corporation, Kaiyodo Co., Ltd.
■ About the Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Production Committee
This is a co-creation project between the Panasonic Group, which aims to realize an "ideal society where both material and spiritual well-being are abundant," and the Asahi Shimbun Company, whose slogan is "Connect, and you will see." Through the publication of the "Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Kadoma City Edition," we will provide opportunities for many people to talk about the future and contribute to the realization of a hopeful future.
■ Inquiries
Future Fantasy Newspaper 2043 Production Committee
(within the Asahi Shimbun Company Media Business Headquarters)
E-mail 0505mirai@asahi.com