Japanese TV report about Shanghai’s preparations for 2010 expo

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    A Japanese TV news report takes a look at how Shanghai is preparing for the big 2010 expo:

    The report isn’t exactly positive. Here are some of the main points covered:

    • Work is progressing on the giant red copy of the Tokyo Big Sight China Pavilion. (The Japan Pavilion will look like an ugly pink dome.)
    • As work on massive infrastructure construction projects progresses, some older-looking buildings are being covered up with fake facades.
    • Shanghai is trying to convince its residents that wearing pajamas in public is not polite.
    • Some stores are selling ridiculously expensive gold medals to commemorate the expo. Street merchants are selling illegal knock-offs of official expo merchandise.

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