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Tokyo considers plans for convention center complex at site of former Tsukiji fish market
Tokyo authorities will outline a draft redevelopment plan on Jan. 25 for a complex, including a convention center, on the site of the closed Tsukiji market, a source says.
With eye on tourism, Tsukiji redevelopment planning set to accelerate in 2019
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will soon accelerate work to draw up a blueprint for redevelopment of the former site of the landmark Tsukiji food market, following its closure in October 2018. Through the redevelopment, the authority aims to increase the capital's appeal as a waterfront ...
Tokyo to host two-day esports event in fiscal 2019, Gov. Yuriko Koike says
Tokyo will host an esports event during fiscal 2019 to promote the capital's video game and anime industries, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Sunday. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to set aside ¥50 million in the budget for the fiscal year, which starts in April, to ...
With 575 days until the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, and a law passed earlier this month that opens the door for 340,000 foreign workers to enter the country over the next five years, Tokyo is about to see a lot of new faces. Tokyo Gov. ...
Tokyo Metropolitan Government to test paper straws at three coffee shops
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will test paper straws at three coffee shops in its two government buildings in Shinjuku Ward for a month starting Monday. The metropolitan government will purchase the straws and provide them to the shops for the trial, which is aimed at ...
Plan to build airport on Japan's Ogasawara island chain advances but hurdles remain
Expectations are growing among residents of the Ogasawara Islands, an archipelago of over 30 subtropical islands some 1,000 km south of central Tokyo, that their long-awaited dream of having an airport may soon become a reality. The outlook for a possible airport has improved since ...
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 ...
Tokyo Gov. Koike again skips tribute to Koreans murdered after 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
For the second consecutive year, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has failed to pay tribute at an annual ceremony for the Koreans murdered in the chaos that followed the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, despite criticism from civic groups that organize the event. The event Saturday to ...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike questions use of daylight saving time for 2020 Games
Tokyo’s highest official is casting doubt on government plans to institute daylight saving time in 2019 and 2020 to help manage the scorching heat during the Summer Olympics. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Monday that she was concerned about the expense and disruption of moving ...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to again avoid eulogizing Koreans killed in 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says no words are needed for the Korean minorities murdered following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake because she will attend related ceremonies.
The central government's plan to beef up a tax allocation system that diverts the capital's revenue to local governments with lower revenue has drawn fire from Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who marked two years in office on Aug. 2 "The biggest point of the argument ...
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.
