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TEL 13 1! _4 ISSLE No, 9 3
TOKYO Stb'biIi
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(SKYCkAPF.iS) The cite 01 Fovo will .sosui play host to the
most important international, gathering in the nations. The big
event, to take place in June of this year, is the 5th Sumoit
meeting. Seven heads of state or government and one EC represent -
ative will attend. The average Tokyoitc may not realize it, but
government officKis have been busy for months, final izirig
preparations :0 ' Lb is ... t cc:
(Mi'\ T\lNiNG) A hL,Fily trained security polLee [01e 01
approximately 400 hand-p ickcd men will he standing by to ensure
the so fety of the part ic iponts . Here, on the coo F of the Metro -
politan Pol ice Eleadqua rters , one group is go ing through the final
phase of its training.
(AIIRIAL SliOl' OF PALACE) The site of the con ference is the
Akasaka Palace in central 'l'okyo. Since 1974, it has served as
the State Guestlioiisc for state, official and o':her special guests
from 00a011.
(DOOR OPhS) The palace is wcli-appointed for such august
occis ions. . . . This lushly carpeted staircase, which leads to
the :n.l is ral: entirely of white Itil inn morbie.
[,/BRCN 11.0CR) 'l'is is the i[.ae:'.:. ;-:::, onc of the (HAl
largest rooms of the Palac ....An elegant sctt lug such as this
prov ides an appropriate lv C ii i fled setting For the seven 1 raCers
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which f]owers and birds are the dominant motLf, is patterna 1
ate: the l(th cc-::: :ar! C Honry thp nyc-nJ al
7. 1JiJN1A1?J The :\kiHOta P:iI:cc wa coast :ucted in 190I_
Modeled upon the Palace of Versailles, and designed in "New
Baroque," it was bit I :1 by the most ceich ra ted Japanese
architects and craftsmen of the time.
These fountains , set in the European garden at the rca r o F the
Pa 1 :1 - , Fn ytkwS a tb;: ::c the 4eanty a F ohn Pt a c :a itt
S. (HOUSP K BAWS0 dk'JF,) Peaceful IV S .iit ted in a
grove on the premises is a -Japanese- style annex. This offers
Pal ace guests a glimpse of old Japan in a refined, trad itional
atmosphere . . . . Eager to extend its [anions hosp i. tal ty to the
world, Japan looks forward with pride to its upcoming date with
sumia I t history.
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(MAN IN OINGE SU II) Cer;icin Sheplie H lIe s (Al sat ian 5) are
enip Ioyed by pci ice forces the world over. Bat here in Japan,
they 'ye found a new outlet for t heir talents in the service of
the Chiha Fire Department. Bero and his matC Koni are under -
go i rig training which Is very intensive. One of their tasks is
to warn the fire-fighters of the presence of dangerous gasses
and poisono u s fw;tes . Their noses are four-ta-six thousand times
muin Sons i t i vu tb-i a hw' j7 ra: a -
(1)05 C EM; I. I NC) Rc cue is a i t ha r &ynvtAnL an r t o F t he r
job. A dog can enter places that a man cannot even approach
Of course, he must Li rst be t ra nod to overcame his natural fear
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2 are a I so v e r> uu I whan it
comes to trac jug a i:-Ofl suspects. Two and a half years ago,
(lhibn was plagued by incidents of arson. NOW the dogs with their
traditional talents for sniffing out offenders are helping to
Pat n c: t : : I'
1. (diNd :\iJ\,J ( r dj And when tiici t tm Lilii14 is OVCU,
the dogs will jo in the regular fire - fight ing crew, ready at all
times to make a swi ft departure to the scene of a fire; to help
save i I yes ; and he I p t rack down those who co urn i t a r son . The
Soco Li 1 t a I Cii t S 0 1 N Ti.) Ill :1 Tii he [p to ic is t r:m t r once a g:m in
t No ui: s halt Ii Hid
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(APARTMENt' COMPLIIX) In Chiha prefecture, south-east of
10k> o , work is underway to coristruc t the ChiNa New Town. When 1 1 .'1 i' Ii I L i L_ OLE CL C. 1 0:' Ti :) ,_)' i ll h'
2 \ 'HI K NKI hand 1 n hi :1 W t t N t N 1 s go '2 s the COTi st nb t 1 OIl
of the TTHOkUSO - sea, a new railway line that will connect Ch iba
New Town with the flea rest m:mj or centers where the inhabitants
will work. What niakes th a line special is that it will be
comoletely con Lrol lrd N> cementer.
('IV SCRNIIN) The central Control Room controls all operations,
lion tor ing by uteons of 'IV sc ree:is the act iv i t ies at each stat ion
on the line. The control board also enables the staff to closely
non I to m the move uc mit s o I each j pH i.e LI u a L ti - a i n
1. L1'[CKI:t MACHHF:) Until no-;, collecting additional fares
cal led for a stalt member - to be in hand. On the Ilokuso Line,
however, even this is autointic The foot-pad alerts the operator
I Ti t iC control ceant. He o h-.: t he ticke t on :i 'H
tO U and u sw 1 i in: CAT ro cci
This is then j iid ci ted o 1 the n i rio at the stnLiop, a iid t ho
p a s song r i n s r t s t he re qu ired ii ru he r o f co I n s . I t or' 1 y t a k e
about 20 seconds. That Jane, he is free to onss through the
autoina tic wicket
CONCEiRT FOR "Lii 4CC 4 '
1. I Ii) I NC NI .\ t Nl 4 Ha 4'.' , 0 is Ap ii :i ft or -
tioou, these chi Idreri have a spec iiil rca soii to he happy.
They have conic to see the 8th Annual Junior Originai I Concert'- -
a performance of mi's ic for the young, by the young.
This year's concert is especially meaningful SiflCO 1979 has
bee :i de s I g rat ted ho HNIKPP .1 5 'c P 4 cc ' s Ye 1 :' .
. (GIRL CI Hi \N) Sp:=iar'c " th K w ihi lic F•c:,iat in,
which was e s tab 1 i s he,1 h v a lead i ig musicM I n s t came n t s mann -
facturer, these concerts are held regularly in Japan- -arid abroal.
'I'hcy procide except ionil ly talented chi ldreri under 15 years of
age with an opvorturiity to cor.pase and per[o:m their own inns ft -
(FOO'I'PEl)l)LF) :\ special hit with today's audcnce is Tokyo 5th
grader Kunii Yabtiha ra . At age ii , Kum i is the youngest of the
seven performers selected to appear.
Like the others, she is playing her own coinpos it iou. . . a p iarlO
so) 0 she en I Is ''l'n:t nai s'.
. (DUET) lie re, 14 yea r aid Can I Ha (H I , p1 cvi rig the 01CC tOn,
joins Kun i in a dci I gh t Fri I Cu at call eJ 'I.e t 's Co Ski pp i rig.''
4. 1BOY IN dli C)\i'',I A -spe-'i'iI gLie; :ir taLi'rcs Cc)iI_er't_ is 14
yeir - oldK,'a li ii: , 0 I 4 1i' - a cc 1: -
'irYs CO[ltilH)Iit ill: to the LE entivities is an orrgLnai piece that
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5. c:dis[I) in nk Luau e, four vuirug people coHirie
talents to give the r i rite r reta t ion of Ceo re Gershwin' s incoinpri r -
able "Rhapsody in B] no.
For their innova t i ye :dTOi t ion a and un iqire arrangements, these
young musicians have carried the respect of top profess iono] a
More importantly, they, and the children in the audience, arc
learning the ij5dOLl of the philosophy behind these concerts:
that the real joy of music is in corrrposing i , part ic ipat ing in
its pc:to:. a:e, :irH 1 v enjoying it.
. (GIR. PkAYiN.: h: v, a keeping with the spirit of Children's
eae , the proceeds frouui today's concert wfl I he donated to UNICEh
and will he used to help unde rp r lvii egeJ youngSters a round the
wo r 1 d
The Junior Origi:iul Ciueert is a vivid deunonaruratiori that children
can join hands around the globe to help each other ....rid to make
this wPAJ a hetu.erplie farul! olna.
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