A year since becoming Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike is riding high. In that time, she has won over voters by successfully portraying herself as an iconoclast battling the "black box" opacity that she says has long pervaded the decision-making process in Tokyo. Her latest accomplishment is ...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's Tuesday announcement that the city plans to retain both the Tsukiji fish market and the planned relocation site in the Toyosu district sparked some pointed questions over how the capital will be able to fund the plan. Koike said Tokyo will ...
A Tokyo Metropolitan Government panel advises placing additional pollution control measures on the replacement for the Tsukiji fish market.
Unlike the Toyosu site, the asphalt foundation of the Tsukiji fish market is protecting it from lingering toxins in the soil underneath, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government says.
The construction of sea walls around a planned replacement facility for the U.S. Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture comes despite persistent local opposition.
Yutaka Kadono, 80, was supposed to retire from his business as an intermediate wholesaler at the Tsukiji fish market last October. Kadono has glaucoma in his left eye, which means it takes more time to judge a good fish, prompting him to decide to throw ...
Groundwater at the replacement site for world famous Tsukiji fish market contains benzene levels 100 times over the safety limit, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said in announcing the results of its 10th survey at Toyosu. Samples also revealed the presence of arsenic, another carcinogen, as ...
With the rise in female employees and the graying of society, more companies are allowing staff to reject relocations without risking promotions as Japan's work environment slowly grows more family-friendly. The efforts, which include paying extra allowances to those workers who do accept a relocation, ...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is arranging an extra spending measure of around ¥9 billion ($79.43 million) to compensate businesses for losses stemming from the postponed relocation of the Tsukiji fish market, a source close to the matter said. More spending may also be necessary in ...
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.
Aging settlements nestled in mountain valleys or fishing villages are drawing more than just retirees who want to live in seclusion. Nowadays, aspiring young people are feeling the charm of such locations, sensing the potential to start anew, leading in some cases to the rescue ...
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of the central government in its dispute with Okinawa over the Futenma base relocation, likely allowing the controversial construction plan to resume. Although not unexpected, the decision is another slap in the face for the Okinawa Prefectural Government. ...
