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Japan Pavilion opens, offers views to sustainable society+
SHANGHAI, May 1 Kyodo -
Japan's national policy minister, speaking at the opening of the Japan Pavilion
at the Shanghai Expo, said Saturday Japan will cooperate with other countries
in building ''rich, sustainable life and society'' by employing its
cutting-edge technology.
''Japan has world-class technology in the environment, water, robot and
information technology. It has rich contents in fashion and animation, and
develops technology and tradition in coexisting with nature,'' Yoshito Sengoku
said.
''Using such assets, we would like to contribute to the building of rich,
sustainable life and society in collaboration with many people and other
countries,'' he added.
Citing the Expo theme ''Better City, Better Life,'' Sengoku called on the world
to join in tackling common challenges of preserving the natural environment,
protecting the environment and addressing the aging of the population.
''We would like many people to visit the Japan Pavilion and see our advanced
technology and culture to coexist with nature,'' he said. ''We would like
visitors to touch the heart of the Japanese who are trying to cooperate with
China, South Korea and other countries'' in establishing rich, sustainable life
and society.
Visitors to the Japan Pavilion said they were impressed by exhibits featuring
Japan's latest environmental and robot technologies.
''I really enjoyed a violin performance by a humanoid robot,'' Zhou Minli, 55,
a hotel employee in Shanghai, said after seeing the pavilion. ''I just wonder
what kind of technology allows the robot to do such an amazing thing.''
A 17-year-old Chinese high school boy, who declined to be identified, said that
given the current pace of economic growth, he hopes Beijing will match Japan in
the science and technology field in the future.
Zhou and the boy were among the first group of visitors to the Japan Pavilion,
which opened around 9:30 a.m. following a ceremony attended by Sengoku, Tetsuro
Fukuyama, state secretary for foreign affairs, and former Foreign Minister
Masahiko Komura.
At the peak, people waited in line for as long as four hours to gain entry to
the pavilion, one of the most popular attractions at the Expo.
Rarely did the number of people waiting fall below 3,000 or so.
A pavilion staffer said even at 10 a.m. visitors were already looking at a
two-hour wait. The pavilion lets about 500 visitors in every 20 minutes.
Staffers said the pavilion aims to attract 18,000 visitors a day through Oct.
31, the last day of the Shanghai world's fair.
Sengoku said he is very happy to see so many people showing interest in the
Japan Pavilion.
''I truly hope that exchanges between Japan and China will steadily expand
through the Expo,'' Sengoku said after touring the pavilion.
==Kyodo
Japan's national policy minister, speaking at the opening of the Japan Pavilion
at the Shanghai Expo, said Saturday Japan will cooperate with other countries
in building ''rich, sustainable life and society'' by employing its
cutting-edge technology.
''Japan has world-class technology in the environment, water, robot and
information technology. It has rich contents in fashion and animation, and
develops technology and tradition in coexisting with nature,'' Yoshito Sengoku
said.
''Using such assets, we would like to contribute to the building of rich,
sustainable life and society in collaboration with many people and other
countries,'' he added.
Citing the Expo theme ''Better City, Better Life,'' Sengoku called on the world
to join in tackling common challenges of preserving the natural environment,
protecting the environment and addressing the aging of the population.
''We would like many people to visit the Japan Pavilion and see our advanced
technology and culture to coexist with nature,'' he said. ''We would like
visitors to touch the heart of the Japanese who are trying to cooperate with
China, South Korea and other countries'' in establishing rich, sustainable life
and society.
Visitors to the Japan Pavilion said they were impressed by exhibits featuring
Japan's latest environmental and robot technologies.
''I really enjoyed a violin performance by a humanoid robot,'' Zhou Minli, 55,
a hotel employee in Shanghai, said after seeing the pavilion. ''I just wonder
what kind of technology allows the robot to do such an amazing thing.''
A 17-year-old Chinese high school boy, who declined to be identified, said that
given the current pace of economic growth, he hopes Beijing will match Japan in
the science and technology field in the future.
Zhou and the boy were among the first group of visitors to the Japan Pavilion,
which opened around 9:30 a.m. following a ceremony attended by Sengoku, Tetsuro
Fukuyama, state secretary for foreign affairs, and former Foreign Minister
Masahiko Komura.
At the peak, people waited in line for as long as four hours to gain entry to
the pavilion, one of the most popular attractions at the Expo.
Rarely did the number of people waiting fall below 3,000 or so.
A pavilion staffer said even at 10 a.m. visitors were already looking at a
two-hour wait. The pavilion lets about 500 visitors in every 20 minutes.
Staffers said the pavilion aims to attract 18,000 visitors a day through Oct.
31, the last day of the Shanghai world's fair.
Sengoku said he is very happy to see so many people showing interest in the
Japan Pavilion.
''I truly hope that exchanges between Japan and China will steadily expand
through the Expo,'' Sengoku said after touring the pavilion.
==Kyodo
