(1)New prime minister's official residence opened

(1)New prime minister's official residence opened

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and former premiers cut the tape April 22 to open the new prime minister's official residence next to the existing 73-year-old one in Tokyo. The new building, 35 meters high, 90 meters wide and 50 meters deep, is covered by bulletproof glass and has underground operations rooms for crisis management. The square-shaped building has a Japanese-style inner yard and about 900 bamboo trees planted around it.

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