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Tokyo Changes For Olympics
AP writer Robert Eunson describes Tokyo in 1964 ahead of the Olympic games. The piece notes rapid urban growth from about four million to near eleven million, rising land prices, crowded streets, and a shift in city building including a subway network expansion. It highlights the Osakato-Tokyo high speed train project and Japan's industrial output from ships to neon signs.
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