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Tokyo's threatened Jingu Gaien park placed on 'Heritage Alert' list by conservancy body
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTokyo's Jingu Gaien park area has been placed on a “Heritage Alert” list by a conservancy body that...
‘Like building skyscrapers in Central Park’: Tokyo redevelopment plan sparks protests
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTokyo resident Hiroshi Ono was shocked when he heard about plans to redevelop Meiji Jingu Gaien, the...
Tokyo plan likened to putting 'skyscrapers' in Central Park
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo is a cultural and historic treasure, a mostly green space set...
100-year-old ginkgo trees could get the axe under disputed plan for Tokyo's Jingu Gaien park
Associated Press via AOL· 9 months agoMiho Nakashima stood in a two-piece bathing suit in Tokyo on Sunday next to a 100-year-old gingko...
Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoProtesters in Tokyo formed a human chain Sunday to demand the government save thousands of trees by...
Tokyo governor asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park and famous baseball stadium
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTokyo Governor Yuriko Koike was asked Tuesday to stop a disputed $2.45 billion project to convert a...
Japan park where Babe Ruth played subject of climate battle
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA historic baseball stadium in Tokyo where Babe Ruth played could be demolished, part of a disputed...
Haruki Murakami pleads for keeping Tokyo park and baseball stadium that inspired his writing
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoAuthor Haruki Murakami says he’s strongly opposed to the redevelopment of a historic and beloved...
Rediscovered footage of Empress Teimei, Crown Prince Hirohito give rare glimpse into 1920s Japan
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCentury-old footage of Empress Teimei and Crown Prince Hirohito was recently discovered at a...
Baseball fans attempt to save nearly a century-old ‘sacred’ Tokyo stadium where Babe Ruth once...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThousands of fans have signed a petition in an effort to save a stadium in Tokyo where baseball...