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Tsukiji fish market's tuna auction opens to media for final time before Toyosu move
Media were invited to a tuna auction at Tsukiji fish market on Friday, a day before the public gets its last chance to attend the famous Tokyo institution at its current site before it is relocated in October. At the 6 a.m. auction, 253 frozen ...
Operation Tsukiji: Tokyo battles rats as iconic market shuts
The operation must be ruthless, thorough and silent. Without alerting the watchful enemy, a unit of highly trained agents at work in Tokyo throw up a ring of steel to block any escape. Despite being vastly outnumbered, the unit's chief commander is confident of total ...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike hopes new Toyosu market becomes center of Japan's food culture
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Thursday she hopes the new wholesale food market in the Toyosu district of Tokyo's Koto Ward will become a "center" of food culture. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will open the Toyosu market, which will succeed the iconic but aging Tsukiji ...
Long crack found near building at new Tokyo fish market; no delay to October opening officials say
A 10-meter-long crack between a building and paved ground was found at the new fish and food market that will open next month on the Toyosu waterfront, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government saying Tuesday it does not expect repair work to cause a delay ...
Tsukiji outer market launches campaign to tell people it is staying put
With Tokyo's iconic Tsukiji wholesale food market gearing up for an October relocation, many people believe the adjacent shopping area, known as the Tsukiji outer market, will also depart. It will not. To inform visitors that the outer market will stay and to ensure patrons continue ...
Tsukiji fish market's outer shopping area invites suggestions for new name
The outer shopping area adjacent to Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market is asking the public to give it a new name as the wholesale fish market run by the metropolitan government will move to a nearby waterfront area in October. Through Friday, representatives of the ...
Tsukiji fish market to stop tuna viewings for tourists ahead of move to Toyosu
Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market will stop admitting tourists to watch its pre-dawn tuna auctions next month as it prepares to move on Oct. 11, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. After more than 80 years in operation, the world's largest fish market — and a popular ...
Tokyo’s governor said Tuesday the new Toyosu wholesale food market is safe to open following the completion of additional anti-contamination measures at the site.
Groundwater benzene levels still far above limit at future site of Tokyo food market
Benzene levels up to 130 times the limit set by environmental standards were detected in groundwater below the planned Toyosu food market in Tokyo in recent months, according to a Tokyo Metropolitan Government survey. Levels of the harmful material remain elevated at the future site ...
Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market move on track, Gov. Yuriko Koike says
After years of delays, the process of moving Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market is firmly on track, the city's governor said Tuesday, pledging the old site's spirit will not be lost. The gray utilitarian complex at Toyosu is a far cry from the gritty, lively ...
Bluefin tuna fetches ¥36.5 million in first Tsukiji sale of 2018, and last year-opener at site
A bluefin tuna fetched ¥36.45 million ($323,000), or ¥90,000 per kilogram, Friday at the final new year auction held at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market before its planned October relocation. [video_embed number="1"] The 405-kilogram tuna, the most expensive fish sold at the opening 2018 auction, was landed ...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will likely announce the opening date for the Toyosu wholesale food market this week as it prepares to replace the famed Tsukiji market despite lingering pollution concerns. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday that the date could be set this week. ...
