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TSUKIJI

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017
A year on, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has more plans to reform the capital
A year since becoming Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike is riding high.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2017
Fire near Tsukiji fish market extinguished after 15-hour battle; no injuries reported
A 15-hour blaze in a building adjacent to the Tsukiji fish market was extinguished Friday morning after damaging five stores inside, but no injuries were reported, Tokyo firefighters said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2017
Three-year countdown to Tokyo 2020 Olympics begins with new song-and-dance routine
Hoping to generate an Olympic buzz at home and overseas, Tokyo's 2020 organizers kicked off the countdown to the games on Monday — exactly three years before the opening ceremony — by releasing the lyrics for a promotional theme song and summer dance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2017
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.
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2017
Feasibility of Koike's Tsukiji market decision
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
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2017
Tokyo Haneda Market flies in fresh fish, giving restaurants the 'catch of the day'
An innovative distribution method has made it possible to bring fish to consumers in Tokyo on the day they were caught, not via the controversy-mired Tsukiji or Toyosu markets, but through Haneda airport.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2017
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2017
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2017
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2017
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2017
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2017
Panel confirms perjury occurred in Tsukiji move testimony
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2017
Toxins found in soil under Tsukiji but asphalt floor protecting market: metropolitan government
Unlike the Toyosu site, the asphalt foundation of the Tsukiji fish market is protecting it from lingering toxins in the soil underneath, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN PICTURES
Mar 29, 2017
Vision failing, Tsukiji wholesaler carries on
Yutaka Kadono, 80, was supposed to retire from his business as an intermediate wholesaler at the Tsukiji fish market last October.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2017
In second questioning, Ishihara denies responsibity for Tsukiji relocation plan
Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara repeated Monday his claim that he was not responsible for selecting the contaminated site now planned to host the famous Tsukiji fish market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2017
Tsukiji fiasco heads to powerful investigative committee
The time is drawing near for Tokyo's lawmakers to use a powerful investigative tool in a bid to seek answers about the Tsukiji fish market relocation fiasco.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2017
Arsenic detected in 2013 test at Tsukiji fish market
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it had found arsenic levels 2.4 times above the legal limit in soil at the Tsukiji fish market site in 2013.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2017
Oma coast fishermen dream of landing tuna jackpot
Every year, tuna hauled in at the small town of Oma in Aomori Prefecture, dubbed "black diamonds" for their value and color, make headlines as they fetch millions of yen at the Tsukiji fish market auction at the start of the year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2017
Tsukiji fiasco not all on me, Ishihara says, blaming deputies
Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara denies blame for the botched relocation plan for the Tsukiji fish market, saying it was all handled by his deputies.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 28, 2017
Ex-Tokyo governor Ishihara to face committee on March 20 over botched fish market relocation
Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara is set to be summoned to appear on March 20 as a sworn witness before a powerful metropolitan assembly committee looking into the botched Tsukiji fish market relocation, the committee's board has said.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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