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Tag: Tsukiji fish

  • Saturday, October 6th 2018 - 09:00 UTC

    Tokyo's traditional Tsukiji fish market closes down this Saturday

    A new US$ 5 billion facility at Toyosu will open Oct. 11, over the objections of many working in Tsukiji who contend the new site is contaminated and unsafe

    After years of delays Tokyo’s 83-year-old Tsukiji fish market is closing on Saturday to move to a more modern facility on reclaimed industrial land in Tokyo Bay. The new, US$ 5 billion facility at Toyosu will open Oct. 11, over the objections of many working in Tsukiji who contend the new site is contaminated, inconvenient and unsafe.