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TSUKIJI

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2016
Former governor Ishihara refuses to attend hearing on Toyosu market soil woes
Ishihara had said he would assist with any investigation into the decision-making process that led to the soil debacle at Toyosu.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 5, 2016
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 was slated to move to Toyosu on Nov. 7, 2016.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 1, 2016
Documentary film on Tsukiji fish market released amid relocation row
The first documentary film about the famed Tsukiji fish market was released in Tokyo on Saturday, depicting the everyday lives of unsung seafood professionals, amidst an imbroglio over the site's planned relocation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2016
Toyosu missing-soil probe draws a blank on who changed plans and why
An inquiry into corner-cutting at a polluted site selected to become Tokyo's main fish market has failed to identify who changed construction plans and why.
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.
EDITORIALS
Sep 29, 2016
Toyosu market debacle
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike must identify the people who made the decision to deviate from a plan aimed at eliminating the effects of toxic materials at the new Toyosu wholesale 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 10, 2016
Foundation of Tsukiji replacement site filled with pipes, not clean soil: Koike
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike revealed Saturday that the foundations of three main structures of the Toyosu market in Koto Ward that was built to replace the famed Tsukiji fish market were not filled with clean soil as the public was previously told.
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 Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2016
Tsukiji fish market relocation facing delay by new Gov. Yuriko Koike
The famed Tsukiji fish market may not be moving to its new site in November after all.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 23, 2016
New documentary on Tsukiji fish market captures essence of nation's 'lively kitchen'
Ever since he visited Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market for the first time in 2012, movie director Naotaro Endo has been intrigued by the place often called "the world's largest fish market."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 2, 2016
Emotions run high over Tsukiji fish market's move
In 1590, more than 2½ and a half centuries before Edo was to become Tokyo, the city's first central fish market, named Uogashi, was established on the bank of Nihonbashi River.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2016
Simplex hedge fund takes investing lesson from Tsukiji fish market
Simplex Asset Management Co. is taking some lessons from Tokyo's iconic wholesale fish market as it starts a fund to invest in companies looking to move their listings to the Topix index.
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A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
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