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Tokyo – 31 July 2025
1. Mid of a boy looking at a Dynaste Hercule beetle from inside a capsule
2. Wide of visitors entering the insects enclosure at "The Great Insect Exhibition"
3. Close of a beetle removed from a tree trunk
4. Close of a beetle placed with others gathered around food
5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Ren Hisamatsu, 7- year-old visitor:
“When I put it on my hand, it grabbed on really tightly. It was kind of scary.”
6. Close of beetles on tree trunk
7. Close of a boy’s hand pushing beetles up a tree trunk
8. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Ren Hisamatsu and Mahiro Miyoshi, visitors:
Ren: "There’s something stuck on the back, too."
(reporter: What’s on it?)
Ren: "There’s something fuzzy stuck on the back."
Mahiro: "Oh yeah, something fuzzy is stuck on it."
Ren: "This fuzzy part is kind of slippery, so it’s hard to hold."
Mahiro: "This one won’t let go. It hurts when I try to pull it off."
9. Wide of people inside insects enclosure, a beetle moving on a tree trunk in the foreground
10. Close of a beetle on a tree trunk
11. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Mio Suzuki, exhibition staff:
"We wanted to create a place not in the forest, but in Tokyo, where there are many insects that children can see and touch. Our aim was to provide an opportunity for children—especially those who have never had the chance to interact with real insects in an urban setting—to directly experience and learn about them.”
12. Wide of visitors inside insects enclosure
13. Low shot of beetles walking along a wall
14. Close of a beetle walking along a wall
15. Close of beetle being tapped from behind
16. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Mio Suzuki, exhibition staff:
"We sometimes when you take them off a tree, their legs can come off quite easily. That shows the fragility of life, and teaches us that we need to handle them with care. I think that kind of realisation offers a different kind of enjoyment compared to a zoo."
17. Wide of beetles in cases sold as lottery prizes
18. Close of beetles in cases
19. Boy opening lottery ticket and receiving a beetle in exchange
UPSOUND (Japanese) "It is very active. All legs are there, too."
20. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Toyoji Suzuki, exhibition staff :
"From now on, insects are likely to decrease more and more. If insects were to disappear, it could even lead to problems like food shortages. That’s why we want even very young children to become familiar with insects—to touch them and enjoy the experience."
21. Close of boy carrying insect in a box, placed on a book
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Fukuoka- 30 July 2025
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22. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Munetoshi Maruyama, professor of bio-environmental sciences at Kyushu University:
"To start with, there are many books on bugs in Japan. Hundreds of them, targeting children."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tokyo – 3 August 2025
23. Wide of bookshelf full of visual dictionaries, one for insects in the front
24. Close of visual dictionary for insects (centre)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fukuoka- 30 July 2025
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25. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Munetoshi Maruyama, professor of bio-environmental sciences at Kyushu University:
"I find it fascinating that insects can serve as a doorway to science."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tokyo – 3 August 2025
26. Close of cicada shells on leaves
27. Wide of park in Tokyo with audio of cicadas singing in background
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:
Creepy crawlies might make some people squirm, but in Japan, they’re treasured companions.
At a buzzing insect exhibition in Tokyo, children are getting hands-on with beetles, crickets and more.
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