- Title: JAPAN: RECORD BREAKING SWISS CANDY BAR IS 221 METRES LONG
- Date: 18th February 1997
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (FEBRUARY 18, 1997) RTV - ACCESS ALL 1. SLV PEOPLE LINING UP TO SEE WORLD'S LONGEST CHOCOLATE BAR MADE BY CONFISERIE SPRUNGLI OF SWITZERLAND 0.06 2. SV OFFICIALS MEASURING CHOCOLATE BAR 0.13 3. SCU HANDS ON MEASURE 0.20 4. SV PEOPLE WALKING IN TO LOOK AT CHOCOLATE 0.25 5. SCU CHILDREN HELP PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON BAR 0.29 6. SCU GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE CHILDREN 0.34 7. SCU LITTLE GIRL SAYING, "I WANT TO EAT IT !" REPORTER, "CAN YOU EAT IT ALL?" AND GIRL SHAKES HER HEAD INDICATING "NO" (JAPANESE) 0.44 8. SCU OFFICIALS REACHING END OF CHOCOLATE BAR NEARING 200 METRE MARK 0.48 9. SV OFFICIALS DOING CALCULATIONS 0.53 10. SCU OFFICIALS SAYING "221 METRES ,WE BROKE THE RECORD". (REPORTER) WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ? (OFFICIAL SAYS ) "IT'S 221 METRES LONG AND IT'S OFFICIALLY THE WORLD'S LONGEST CHOCOLATE PRODUCT EVER MADE ". 1.09 11. SV OFFICIALS WRITING OFFICIAL MEASUREMENT ON THE END MARK 1.21 12. INTERVIEW WITH HEAD OF SWITZERLAND TOURISM OFFICE IN TOKYO, MAURICE CAMPOFRANCO, SAYING, "WE DID THIS TO SHOW THAT SWITZERLAND ACTUALLY STILL IS THE LEADING COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO CHOCOLATE, AND WE WANT PEOPLE IN JAPAN TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S THE CHOCOLATE COUNTRY AND IT'S A SWEET COUNTRY". (ENGLISH) 1.36 13. SCU WORKERS HANDS CUTTING UP CHOCOLATE TO GIVE TO GUESTS 1.41 14. SCU CAMPOFRANCO SAYING, "IN JAPAN, CHOCOLATE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH SWITZERLAND, SO WE WANT MORE JAPANESE PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THIS AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL HAVE POSITIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY." (GERMAN) 1.56 15.SCU CAMPOFRANCO GIVING CHOCOLATE TO SMALL GIRL 2.01 Initials S3/2 p3 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
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- Country: Japan
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