At the Xbox TGS 2025 live broadcast event, Xbox released the "Japan Update" promotional video of "Microsoft Flight Simulation 2024", introducing players to World Update 20: Japan.

Microsoft has partnered with Bing Maps, Gaya and Asobo to create "World Update 20", one of the largest world updates to date.

The update includes 23 areas of interest and uses updated photogrammetry and TIN (Irregular Triangle Mesh) surface texture technology to reproduce with vivid details.

The areas where photogrammetry cities were added include Hiroshima (1 interest area), Kyoto (1 interest area), Osaka (3 interest areas), Sapporo (2 interest areas) and Tokyo (16 interest areas).

The update also includes 67 points of interest, including: Osaka Castle, one of Japan's most important historical sites; Akita Bridge, a beautiful suspension bridge across the Seto Inland Sea; an important Observatory, Katsuyama Observatory; a unique lighthouse and viewing tower Enoshima Sea Candle; and the highest coastal Tafukuoka Tower in Japan.

In addition, the world update of Microsoft Flight Simulation 2024 also includes the low-altitude challenge of Tsushima Island and the rally challenge of Seto Inland Sea National Park.