Tokyo's Toyosu market opens doors to eager public
The Toyosu wholesale food market opened its doors to the public for the first time Saturday, allowing tourists to wander the massive complex, browse exhibits and dine at some of the famous restaurants that relocated from the Tsukiji district last week. Many were impressed by ...
Officials express optimism as Tokyo's Toyosu market opens doors for first time since Tsukiji closure
The noisy clanging of bells that had once sounded at the famed Tsukiji market marked the first tuna auction for fishmongers at the Toyosu wholesale market Thursday at a newly built facility in Tokyo’s Koto Ward. The new market sprawls over some 40 hectares and ...
Yoshinoya's first outlet, located in Tsukiji market, to close after 59 years
The first Yoshinoya gyūdon (beef on rice) restaurant, located within Tokyo's Tsukiji wholesale market, will close on Oct. 6, ending a 59-year history, due to the relocation of the market. The Tsukiji outlet is known for how it served gyūdon between 2004 and 2006, when ...
Tsukiji fish market: Old schooling for kids
A new year means new beginnings. For the Tsukiji fish market, that new beginning may finally arrive in 2018. News of the market's closure in Tsukiji and rebirth in the nearby Toyosu neighborhood has been a regular feature in the news. This year, however, ...
Fire near Tsukiji fish market extinguished after 15-hour battle; no injuries reported
A 15-hour blaze in a building adjacent to the Tsukiji fish market was extinguished Friday morning after damaging five stores inside, but no injuries were reported, Tokyo firefighters said. The fire damaged roughly 935 sq. meters of the three-story building, which started at around 4:50 ...
Tokyo's former deputy governor denies perjury in Tsukiji testimony
A former Tokyo deputy governor has denied allegations that he falsely testified about his role in purchasing contaminated land to host a new Tokyo fish market. Takeo Hamauzu made the comment Wednesday in an interview a day after members of several political parties in the ...
Chemicals exceeding standards again are detected at new site of fish market in Toyosu
An amount of benzene 79 times the maximum allowed was detected in groundwater samples gathered from the site at Toyosu where Tsukiji fish market is to be relocated.
Tokyo Gov. Koike inspects Tsukiji for first time since delaying relocation
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike inspected the Tsukiji fish market Thursday for the first time since deciding to postpone its relocation from November last year. Koike is expected to decide by summer at the earliest whether to permit the move, after experts examine the results of ...
Tsukiji: Still a fish in troubled waters
Director Naotaro Endo first started filming "Tsukiji Wonderland" in 2014, and it had been partly intended as a farewell to Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, which faces a makeover and move after serving sellers and buyers for 80 years. When the film was made, the market ...
WMF calls for Tokyo's Tsukiji wooden buildings to be preserved
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) on Thursday released its 2016 World Monuments Watch list, calling for the preservation of 50 cultural heritage sites at risk in 36 countries, including some 30 small wooden buildings in Tokyo's Tsukiji district. The buildings came into existence after the ...
Documentary aims to preserve sights, sounds of Tsukiji fish market before it closes
Shooting is underway on a major documentary film about one of the world's largest fish markets, Tsukiji in central Tokyo, before the facility closes and reopens at a new location. At 80 years old, the ramshackle but buzzing complex is earmarked for demolition after trading ...
