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Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2016
Toxic chemicals found exceeding standards at new Tokyo market site
Benzene and arsenic were detected around an area scheduled to handle fruit and vegetables in the market, which is to replace the Tsukiji fish market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2016
New Tokyo Gov. Koike names Toyosu scandal, Olympic overspend as policy priorities
Half pay, clarity in the Olympic overspend and accountability for planning lapses at the new Toyosu food market were among policy priorities Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike set out Wednesday for her term in office.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2016
Koike to release Toyosu soil probe findings next week
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday she would disclose the results of the Toyosu market soil pollution probe next week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 21, 2016
New unofficial test finds unsafe level of cyanide under Toyosu wholesale fish market
Cyanide, a toxic chemical, was found in water in the basement of one of the main buildings at the new wholesale market in Tokyo's Toyosu waterfront area, though at a level marginally above government-set environmental standards, a survey directed by some Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Sep 18, 2016
Freezing of Tsukiji relocation plan draws cheers, jeers
Hiroyasu Ito, chairman of the Tsukiji Market Association, has been "extremely shocked" twice in the past two weeks by the latest twist in the world-famous fish market's relocation plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 18, 2016
Tokyo's safety claims for Toyosu fish market cleanup getting harder to sell
On Sept. 10, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike revealed that the people in charge of the soil remediation work for the Toyosu market, the relocation site for the famed Tsukiji fish market in Chuo Ward, ignored the recommendations of outside safety experts.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2016
Safety assessment for new Toyosu fish market to be reviewed, pollution panel says
A panel studying soil contamination for the market replacing Tsukiji says it will review whether the site is safe without the protective soil base that was promised.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2016
Officials give first look at Toyosu market flooding problem in bid for transparency
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials on Friday played down flooding beneath a proposed flagship food market in Toyosu as the result of heavy rain that will be pumped out or will seep away.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2016
Head of Tsukiji cooperative urges governor to act over fish market relocation
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike should issue "a safety declaration" over soil contamination at the Tsukiji fish market's planned new site in Toyosu on Tokyo Bay to ease public concerns and allow the project to proceed, the head of the Tsukiji wholesalers cooperative said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2016
Smelling something fishy, Koike puts Tsukiji move on ice
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike suspends Tsukiji's move to Toyosu, saying chemical contamination, ballooning costs and little disclosure are raising suspicions about the famed fish market's relocation project.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2016
Cash-strapped Tsukiji fishmongers call for greater help with rent and relocation costs
Wholesalers at the Tsukiji fish market are calling on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for financial help to cover the costs of setting up business at a new market hall in Toyosu.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 31, 2015
Tsukiji countdown: clock ticking on famed fish market
With a year to go until the wholesale fish market in Tokyo's Chuo Ward closes its doors for good, operators in the market prepare to say their last goodbyes to the landmark attraction.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2015
Tokyo hospital's breast milk bank a lifeline for vulnerable infants
Japan's only breast milk bank is a freezer at Showa University's Koto Toyosu Hospital.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE KIDS' TABLE
Oct 16, 2015
Lunch on a 'beach' in the center of the city
I wiggle my toes in soft white sand and watch the children play happily a few feet away. Just add the sound of the crashing surf and you might have tricked me into thinking I was on a beach holiday — as one of the little girls exclaims, emerging from her stroller, "Mommy, are we in Guam?"
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2014
New Tokyo fish market to open in November 2016
A new wholesale market will open in early November 2016 in Tokyo's Toyosu district to replace the storied Tsukiji fish market, the construction committee decided Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2014
Over 10% of Tsukiji traders to bow out due to move
More than 10 percent of traders working at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market plan to give up their business because they can't move to its new site, partly due to moving costs.

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