the games were due to open, the director of the whole opening ceremony has been fired because it turns out he made jokes about the holocaust. it s no wonder some people here think these games are cursed. newsreel: the worlds biggest city, more than 10 million - population and still growing, tokyo prepares. it was all so different the last time tokyo held the games back in 1964. author robert whiting had arrived injapan two years earlier. it s too bad, one of the really nice things about the 64 olympics was for two weeks two and half weeks the city was just filled with tourists and athletes mingling with each other. the nice thing about the olympics is that they are a global festival. it really was a festival atmosphere. it was quite nice, and you know, now it s like the city s like a ghost town. not quite a ghost town. tokyo is supposed to be under a state of emergency, but you wouldn t know it in the famous nightlife district.
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korean and japanese military officials if confirmed as a missile launch it would be pyongyang s 12th launch this year it comes amid a deadlock in nuclear talks between north korea and the u.s. . police have fire tear gas on protesters in hong kong organizers have planned today s demonstration to coincide with halloween and to take place in a nightlife district that usually attracts large numbers of people participating in celebrations what many are wearing helloween mass in defiance of a citywide ban on fees coverings on after nearly 5 months of pro-democracy protests hong kong is now in an economic recession the 1st time in a decade. and earlier i spoke with correspondent a char charlotta chose from phil who was at the protests in hong kong and i asked her how volatile this latest standoff between police and pro-democracy protesters
especially in the greektown nightlife district although bar still close at 2 am. adrian tomine as the city s 24 hour economy ambassador his job is to work with clubs and event organizers to help nightlife including techno thrive. pop culture is is you know it it fluctuates it s in and out but tech no i don t think it s ever something that s going to stop i think europe is has a huge techno community it did start here and i think there s going to be something new here at the detroit berlin connections i do years of being put to the test techno fans are being allowed to party until 4 am but it s home one night only just so. i did they get the future of the train and that you know we need to be on board with this way of thinking anything that and not keep the crowd around whether it s good news a good company and then we re here for
government to lift its 2 am dancing curfew members also attend events to sell the idea of a 24 hour nighttime economy. detroit city government is slowly coming around especially in the greektown nightlife district although bars still close to 2 am. adrian tomine as the city s 24 hour economy embassador his job is to work with clubs and event organizers to help nightlife including technology thrive. pop culture is is you know it fluctuates it s in and out but techno i don t think it s ever something that s going to stop i think europe is has a huge techno community it did start here and i think there s going to be something new. here the detroit berlin connections i do years of being put to the test techno fans are being allowed to party until 4 am but it s for one night only since.