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Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market to be moved between next September and October
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has set the time for relocating the operations of the Tsukiji fish market to the nearby Toyosu waterfront area at September to October next year. The specific date will be discussed with industry groups, the metropolitan government said Monday. The announcement ...
Latest Toyosu groundwater survey finds benzene 120 times over safety limit
The groundwater at the site replacing the famed Tsukiji fish market contains 120 times the safe level of cancer-causing benzene, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government discloses.
Tokyo to launch tours of Toyosu market to dispel food contamination fears
Hoping to dispel food safety fears, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will start holding regular tours of the new Central Wholesale Market in Toyosu later this month.
Famed Tsukiji fish market to be moved no earlier than next June, Tokyo governor says
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said the Tsukiji fish market will be moved to the Toyosu waterfront area no earlier than next June after taking additional safety measures to address soil contamination at the new site. "We are expecting the additional work to be completed by ...
Toyosu may open in spring but toxic water to stay; Nihonbashi expressway to go underground: Koike
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike backs off a vow to clean up the toxic water under Toyosu and says the Tsukiji fish market might reopen there next spring.
Yuriko Koike's plan to relocate the capital's Tsukiji wholesale market to the new site in the Toyosu waterfront area — while also redeveloping the Tsukiji site in five years without selling it off as scheduled— seems to raise more questions than answer
Tsukiji seafood sellers uneasy, as Koike's plan skimpy on specifics
Fishery wholesalers voiced concern about the future of the Tsukiji market, saying Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike’s plan announced Tuesday is unclear about redevelopment efforts at the famed site.
Koike's Tokyo market transfer plan draws fire as election tactic
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 ...
Mori says Tokyo faces Olympics transport crisis following Koike's Tsukiji decision
Tokyo Olympic organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori warned of potential dire consequences to the transport operations of the 2020 Games after Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced her plans on the Tsukiji fish market Tuesday. After months of haggling, Koike said she will redevelop Tsukiji in ...
Koike announces Tsukiji relocation, plans to retain its 'cultural legacy'
New Toyosu site will serve as the main wholesale market and distribution center, but the timing of the move remains unclear.
Koike to go ahead with Tsukiji's move to Toyosu if pollution steps actually taken: sources
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has decided to move the famous Tsukiji fish market to the Toyosu waterfront district in Koto Ward after additional safety measures are taken to ease pollution concerns, sources familiar with the matter said. Koike is expected to announce the decision early ...
A special investigation committee of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly confirmed Wednesday that a former deputy governor gave false testimony in March about his role in the Tsukiji fish market relocation plan. The committee approved the judgment of perjury for Takeo Hamauzu with the backing of ...
