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Critics still assail plan to cut fewer trees in Jingu Gaien project | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Critics still assail plan to cut fewer trees in Jingu Gaien project | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

A panel of experts working for cultural preservation criticized the developers' new plan to cut fewer trees to redevelop Tokyo’s leafy Meiji Jingu Gaien district as just focusing on the number.
The Asahi Shimbun The Asahi Shimbun
Updated Meiji Jingu Gaien redevelopment plan to keep more trees
Updated Meiji Jingu Gaien redevelopment plan to keep more trees

Fewer trees will be felled and more new ones planted, while construction will also take place further away from the park's iconic ginkgo trees.
The Japan Times The Japan Times
Redevelopment of Tokyo’s historic Meiji Jingu Gaien sparks protests | CNN
Redevelopment of Tokyo’s historic Meiji Jingu Gaien sparks protests | CNN

Protesters are concerned that plans to revamp the famous Meiji Shrine’s “outer garden” pose a threat to its trees, architecture and cultural heritage.
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Global heritage body lends voice to protests against plan to redevelop Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park
Global heritage body lends voice to protests against plan to redevelop Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park

It issued a worldwide Heritage Alert, describing Jingu Gaien as an “outstanding example of a citizen-owned park”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Straits Times The Straits Times
‘Tokyo would lose its soul’: anger over plans to redevelop historic city park
‘Tokyo would lose its soul’: anger over plans to redevelop historic city park

Campaigners say turning Meiji Jingu Gaien into a commercial hub will destroy 1,000 trees and area’s architectural heritage
the Guardian the Guardian
Heritage Alert Jingu Gaien - International Council on Monuments and Sites
Heritage Alert Jingu Gaien - International Council on Monuments and Sites
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Tokyo’s urban forest under threat » Borneo Bulletin Online
Tokyo’s urban forest under threat » Borneo Bulletin Online

TOKYO (AP) – Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park area has been placed on a ‘Heritage Alert’ list by a conservancy body that assesses international monuments and historic sites. The conservancy says the planned redevelopment will lead to “irreversible destruction of cultural heritage” with thousands of trees being felled. The plan approved earlier by Tokyo Governor Yuriko…
Tokyo’s urban forest under threat Tokyo’s urban forest under threat
The Destruction of Japan’s Spiritual Home of Rugby | Tokyo Weekender
The Destruction of Japan’s Spiritual Home of Rugby | Tokyo Weekender

As the spiritual home of Japanese rugby, Chichibunomiya was purpose-built to watch a sport that has deep roots across the archipelago.
Tokyo Weekender Tokyo Weekender
Looking to the Future, Japan Would Say Goodbye to Its Baseball Past (Published 2023)
Looking to the Future, Japan Would Say Goodbye to Its Baseball Past (Published 2023)

A polarizing redevelopment plan would level Meiji Jingu, a stadium where Babe Ruth dominated and the novelist Haruki Murakami was inspired.
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Baseball Fans Join Activists to Save 1,000 Trees in Heart of Tokyo
Baseball Fans Join Activists to Save 1,000 Trees in Heart of Tokyo

Just about everyone opposes a project that plans to build two skyscrapers in one of central Tokyo’s few areas of greenery.
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Dispute centered around redevelopment of historic Tokyo park, iconic stadiums
Dispute centered around redevelopment of historic Tokyo park, iconic stadiums

TOKYO (AP) — About 1,500 trees were cut down to build the $1.4 billion National Stadium for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Demolishing one of Babe Ruth’s last stadiums
Demolishing one of Babe Ruth’s last stadiums

Baseball fans and environmentalists are opposing a lavish redevelopment project
The Economist The Economist
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Editorial: Tokyo should rethink plan to cut down historical trees for redevelopment project - The Mainichi
Editorial: Tokyo should rethink plan to cut down historical trees for redevelopment project - The Mainichi

Officials in charge of a redevelopment plan for the outer garden area of Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Shinto shrine, known as Meiji Jingu Gaien, recently held
The Mainichi The Mainichi
The Japan Times The Japan Times
EDITORIAL: Redevelopment of Meiji Jingu Gaien calls for a serious rethink | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
EDITORIAL: Redevelopment of Meiji Jingu Gaien calls for a serious rethink | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The Japanese arm of an advisory body to UNESCO has called on the Tokyo metropolitan government to review a redevelopment project for the scenic Meiji Jingu Gaien district on grounds it could result in significant environmental damage.
The Asahi Shimbun The Asahi Shimbun
How activist shareholders make their demands heard in stuffy Japanese corporate boardrooms
How activist shareholders make their demands heard in stuffy Japanese corporate boardrooms

They are aiming for global norms in such areas as corporate governance and transparency, boardroom diversity or sustainability goals. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Straits Times The Straits Times
Int'l body urges Tokyo gov't to halt construction at lush Jingu Gaien park area - The Mainichi
Int'l body urges Tokyo gov't to halt construction at lush Jingu Gaien park area - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- The Japanese branch of an international impact assessment body has called for a halt to the controversial redevelopment of the Meiji Jingu Ga
The Mainichi The Mainichi
Japan park where Babe Ruth played subject of climate battle
Japan park where Babe Ruth played subject of climate battle

A historic baseball stadium in Tokyo where Babe Ruth played could be demolished. It's part of a disputed redevelopment plan harshly criticized by environmentalists. Ruth played in 1934 at the Meiji Jingu stadium on a barnstorming tour with other American stars that included Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez, and Jimmie Foxx. Ruth homered several times before…
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Japanese baseball stadium where Babe Ruth wowed crowds at center of environmental debate
Japanese baseball stadium where Babe Ruth wowed crowds at center of environmental debate

Meiji Jingu Stadium, a near 100-year-old stadium in Tokyo that saw Babe Ruth hit a few dingers in the 1930s, is at the center of an environmental debate.
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樹木伐採だけでなく、野球・ラグビーの文化も破壊する神宮外苑再開発の全体像
樹木伐採だけでなく、野球・ラグビーの文化も破壊する神宮外苑再開発の全体像

東京五輪招致と密接に関わり10年前から水面下で進められていた神宮外苑再開発問題の全体像を整理します。
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小池都知事の“我関せず”もう通用せず！ 神宮外苑「樹木伐採問題」を海外メディアも猛批判｜日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL
小池都知事の“我関せず”もう通用せず！ 神宮外苑「樹木伐採問題」を海外メディアも猛批判｜日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL

　東京都の明治神宮外苑の再開発に伴い、大量の樹木が伐採される問題を巡って、海外メディアが連休中に批判記事を展開し、...
日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL 日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL
Looking to the Future, Japan Would Say Goodbye to Its Baseball Past (Published 2023)
Looking to the Future, Japan Would Say Goodbye to Its Baseball Past (Published 2023)

A polarizing redevelopment plan would level Meiji Jingu, a stadium where Babe Ruth dominated and the novelist Haruki Murakami was inspired.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
The Japan Times The Japan Times
Sakamoto sparked greater interest in park redevelopment | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Sakamoto sparked greater interest in park redevelopment | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Although only days away from death, Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto made a point of adding his voice to a campaign to block an ambitious redevelopment project that many fear will rip the soul out of the leafy Meiji Jingu Gaien complex in the heart of the capital.
The Asahi Shimbun The Asahi Shimbun
Tokyo Residents Rally to Protect Trees, Stop Skyscrapers in Iconic Urban Park
Tokyo Residents Rally to Protect Trees, Stop Skyscrapers in Iconic Urban Park

The fight to preserve a renowned tree canopy and legendary sports facilities in one of Tokyo’s beloved urban forests is pitting cultural icons, activists, and regular citizens against corporate titans who are said to share “cozy relationships” with powerful politicians.
The Energy Mix The Energy Mix
Urban Forests: Restoring Nature Through the Miyawaki Method of Afforestation
Urban Forests: Restoring Nature Through the Miyawaki Method of Afforestation

The Miyawaki method is an innovative approach to planting forests garnering global attention as a quick way to “greenify” cities. Its imitation of natural processes to create diverse woodland ecosystems makes it possible to reestablish native stands in a span of just a few decades. A student of plant ecologist Miyawaki Akira, the developer of…
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