8 WEEKS TO GO

Elevator Tower, right, and Chikyu-ya, a shop featured in the Ghibli movie “Whisper of the Heart,” are seen in Ghibli Park, which will open its gates in eight weeks’ time at the site in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, where Expo 2005 Aichi was held. Parts of the facility are now visible from outside the park, and visitors have been taking pictures in anticipation of the official opening. Ghibli Park will eventually comprise five areas and the first three areas will launch on Nov. 1. (Sept. 4)

The Yomiuri Shimbun