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‘Like building skyscrapers in Central Park’: Tokyo redevelopment plan sparks protests
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTokyo resident Hiroshi Ono was shocked when he heard about plans to redevelop Meiji Jingu Gaien, the...
Tokyo's threatened Jingu Gaien park placed on 'Heritage Alert' list by conservancy body
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTokyo's Jingu Gaien park area has been placed on a “Heritage Alert” list by a conservancy body that...
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...
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...
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...
Dispute centered around redevelopment of historic Tokyo park, iconic stadiums
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAbout 1,500 trees were cut down to build the $1.4 billion National Stadium for the Tokyo Olympics....
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...
One Day In Tokyo: What To See And Do
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccording to a report from the World Economic Forum, Japan is the number one tourist destination in the world. And its capital city, Tokyo, is a big...
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...
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...