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>> Good evening and welcome to Double Zero News,
where putting one zero in your remote could get you the
wrong station.
I'm Sebastian Cribbs, and here's what's making news in Tokyo.
Tonight's feature story,
youthful public expression in the city of Tokyo.
As a way of communicating their feelings,
the young citizens are being active in the arts.
Here's Skylar on location with the news.
>> Tokyo is a rich and beautiful city,
and Shibuya is the heart of it.
So how can something like this, go to something like this?
>> Graffiti is becoming a new way of social expression,
and Shibuya is becoming a new target.
Shibuya is often called the most famous spot in Tokyo,
and is a place for meeting friends.
It is featured in many movies,
television shows, and music videos.
Graffiti is becoming more popular with thriving popularity
of the rough culture made famous by rap music.
>> It adds kind of a dark look dimension right now,
but it could add a positive dimension too, I think.
>> Misconduct by anyone in the city is not tolerated.
Graffiti is illegal and can entail harsh punishments
and high fines for the vandals;
although artists say graffiti could be losing its shock.
>> I could imagine some day owning a wall
that could really benefit from having graffiti on it.
>> As stores begin selling spray paint,
the amount of graffiti is increasing around the city.
Graffiti artists are beginning
to make a statement around the city.
Graffiti is becoming less like a vandalistic act.
>> I think there are some graffiti artists
who use their spray art to make a statement about what's going
on in our society, but there are a lot of other people
who do just want to see their mark.
>> So what do you think, is it art, vandalism,
or a new form of social expression?
I'm Skylar Swope reporting for Nameless News Network.
Now back to you in the studio, Sebastian.
>> Thank you, Skylar.
Now our public service announcement
on the Far East Journalism Conference.
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In the following story, the government budget cuts
and athletic futures will be examined.
Our reporter, Carlos Castro, recently sat
with Dr. Linda Curtis, the new Director of Dodea Pacific,
to discuss the issue and its effects on the students.
>> Dodea is undergoing major budget cuts.
Some of these cuts have already shown up in athletic programs.
So how could this affect the futures of our student athletes?
>> We just have to pay full ride, and especially seeing
that I want to go to college for at least 6 years,
that may be a big blow.
>> Gaku Lange is a senior student athlete from MC Perry.
His soccer games have earned him a scholarship
for the University of the Pacific.
A long season for me, it gave me more opportunities to play,
to better myself and my game; and it helped me raise my stats,
which is always great for college coaches.
I really wish that we could of course have longer seasons.
Because I did some data collecting, and I found out that
in soccer, we're regulated for 14 competitions,
so basically 14 matches.
And in the States, the average team plays at least 22 matches.
And so although I'm supposed to be receiving the same amount
of opportunities as the States,
as it says in Zodia's [assumed spelling] Mission Statement,
I'm actually receiving like only 2/3
of the opportunities sports-wise.
>> Another senior like Gaku, Elisha Dareing,
from Kinnick High School,
has already been accepted into college.
We come to her to discuss her thoughts about the budget cut
as well as any advice she would give for students
who are experiencing the shortened season.
>> You know, you only have so many opportunities
to get a scholarship or something for college,
so just give everything your all.
>> Dr. Linda Curtis, our new Dodea Pacific Director,
was gracious enough to give us her time to talk
about the budget cuts and their relation
to the athletic program.
>> We are doing -- reducing things like the amount of games,
the amount of people that can participate sometimes.
So I think the good news is, we still have a budget,
and we're not eliminating any activity or sport
at the high school level.
>> So what's your take,
you think these fixes can be positive for our schools?
Or do you feel a reverse in the process can reduce the damage?
This is Carlos Castro reporting for the Nameless News.
Now back to you, Sebastian.
>> Thanks, Carlos.
And thank you for watching our broadcast tonight.
I'm Sebastian Cribbs, and from all of us here
at the Nameless News Network, be more than zero, be double zero.
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