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But before the talk about relocating to Toyosu, they have been talking
about re-developing or relocating for a long time!
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| October 6, 2007 | High-density benzene
detected at planned Tsukiji relocation site October 6, 2007 | ||
| December 18, 2007 | The
Tsukiji Fish Market is an important tourism resource and cultural treasure Dec. 18, 2007 Tokyo Shinbun | ||
| May 6, 2008 | Benzene 43,000 times
above environmental safety standards detected May 6, 2008 Daily Yomiuri Online
The Tokyo Governor Mr Ishiwara told at a press conference held on Friday
May 16, about the possibilities of a large increase of the cost for relocation
and revising site plans.
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expert panel of the Tokyo metropolitan government suggested on the measures against the pollution at Toyosu June 1, 2008 Tokyo Shinbun (Translated by Naoto Nakamura)
The June 1st 2008 issue of Tokyo Shinbun reported on the suggestions made
by the expert panel of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for the Tsukiji
Market relocation.
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 June 17, 2008 |
Still remains concerns to the "Declaration of Safety"Relocation Site of the Tsukiji MarketSoil Contamination of Toyosu An interview with the chairman of the Japan Association on Environmental Studies, Akio Hata June 17, 2008 Tokyo Shinbun, "Core"
The subject is of the soil contamination of the expected relocation site
of the Tokyo Tsukiji Market, at the Toyosu area at the Tokyo Koto Ward.
The expert panel of the Government (Chairman Tatemasa Hirata, Wakayama
University professor) which has been considering the measures concluded
in their proposal, "Safeties can be secured by measures." But
the whole picture of the contamination is hidden in a veil of mystery and
the concerns about the efficiencies of the measures remain. We asked Osaka
University professor, Akio Hata, who has been chasing up the Toyosu contamination,
to point out the problem areas. (City News Department: Akihiro Asada)
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 January 31, 2009 |
As for a campaign to prevent the relocation of the Tsukiji Market, we sponsored
a 'Free Jazz Concert' at the Hibiya Kokaido (Public Hall) on January 31,
2009.
Read more about it | ||
Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market Move Raises Toxic Seafood ConcernJanuary 29, 2009 |
I found a very well written article about the potential Tsukiji relocation.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aU2Vm13hogCA&refer=japan | ||
Please observe the discussion concerning an application I sent to the TMG congress taking place on March 18, 2009 |
I sent an application for an act against relocating the Tsukiji Market
to the TMG and they are going to discuss it on Wednesday March 18, 2009,
from 13:00 at the TMG assembly hall at Shinjuku. I wish people who have
the time to sit in on, to visit. For further details, please contact Naoto
Nakamura.
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This document is a very good summary of the issues that is taking place
at the point of time,
Read "Tsukiji Issues" hereApril 2009. | ||
Street Demonstration of the Campaign to Prevent the Tsukiji Market Relocation June 27, 2009 |
A street demonstration of the campaign to prevent the Tsukiji Market relocation
takes place from the main gate of the Market on June 27th,2009. The time
appointed for meeting is 11:30am and the demonstration starts at high noon.
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Request for an open forum concerning the pollution of the new siteMay 23, 2009 |
The famous nongovernmental organization founded in 1969, the Consumer's
Union of Japan, requested to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on April
2nd, 2009, to hold an open forum about the issue of the potential relocation
of the Tsukiji Market to Toyosu. The point of view of this request was;
the TMG has been holding many meetings with the people in the business
at Tsukiji, but this wasn't fair enough because the issue of the pollution
of the planned new site was not an important issue for ONLY the people
in the business, but also for the Tokyo citizens.
The TMG officials answered that they understood well the point of view of the NGO's request and will think about it seriously. But today, on May 23rd, no answers have been announced from the TMG concerning the open forum --Yes, they're using the old trick--, and besides that, they tried to make progress on the plan for the relocation by making briefings about the pollution to people in the business (the Tsukiji Market middlemen) again, this week, WHICH WAS SUDDENLY CANCELED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. The cancellation was made probably because people protested that holding briefings before an open forum wasn't a proper procedure. | ||
 The Toyosu mud to check the soil contamination May 23, 2009 |
Law suit brought against the Tokyo Metropolitan GovernmentThe TMG decided to throw away the samples of the soil they collected during August 2007 to August 2008, which some Environmental scientists say that contain apparent proof of high contaminations of the soil. A law suit was brought on August 11, 2009 to stop the TMG to throw the samples away.The first court will be held on October 7, 2009 from 10am at the Tokyo District Court, court 415. | ||
THE CHANGEThe Japanese opposition, the Democratic Party of Japan that is against the relocation of the Tsukiji Market to Toyosu wins elections in landslide at both the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in July and the Diet's Lower House in August. |
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| The people working at Tsukiji made this cool Tshirt to
protest against the relocation of the Market and raise money for the movement.
You could also get involved in the movement against relocating the Tsukiji
Market! Buy this Tshirt, read Thoughts about
the Tsukiji Market Relocation on this web site, have interest to the
situation, learn the truth and spread the news! It's the best way to end
up the movement in a success. You could buy this Tshirt at a large middleman store named "Yama-haru." The president of Yama-haru is the chairman of the movement. It's not so difficult to get to Yama-haru. Their inter-market address is 2067. Inter-market addresses are easy to understand. They have sort of "rows" and "numbers." Look above at the middleman store area and they have signs indicating the inter-market addresses at every small corner like this: 
They have rows from 1,000 to 8,000 plus Japanese characters, "Ee,"
"Ro," "Ha," and "Nie." The numbers are 3-digit
and from 001 to--hum, I forgot--probably to 180 or something like that.
So, in case of 2067, find the row of 2,000 and 1,000, then find the number
of "067," and you can get to Yama-haru.Ask anybody at Yama-haru, you want a Tsukiji Tshirt, and they will be happy to sell one that fits your size! Good luck! |
