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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike was asked Tuesday to stop a disputed $2.45 billion project to convert a city park district, renowned for its rows of 100-year-old ginkgo trees, into a largely commercial area anchored around three skyscrapers. The plan for the Jingu Gaien area calls for razing a famous baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and rebuilding it, part of a vast construction project that threatens thousands of trees in a city with limited green space. A group of 420 outside experts including architects, urban planners, environmentalists and economists demanded in an open letter and ne...

The major landowner in a redevelopment project in one of Tokyo's greenest neighborhoods said it will continue efforts to gain public support for the controversial plan, which is set to see the loss of hundreds of trees.

The major landowner in a redevelopment project in one of Tokyo's greenest neighborhoods said it will continue efforts to gain public support for the controversial plan, which is set to see the loss of hundreds of trees. "We'd like to proceed with the project while obtaining understanding through careful explanations,&quot...

“Tradition is not the worship of ashes,” goes a quote attributed to composer Gustav Mahler, “but the preservation of fire.” Alright, using the word “fire” to describe the history of the typically-inept Tokyo Yakult Swallows will draw some mockery from baseball people. But when it comes to the matter of…