Relocation of Tsukiji fish market moved up in preparation for Olympics
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Asahi Shimbun] - December 18, 2014 -
The long-anticipated relocation of Tokyo's Tsukiji market is being fast-forwarded to November 2016 in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
However, operators in the market are apprehensive about the move, which will require them to reopen their businesses just before the busiest season of the year.
Officials of the Tokyo metropolitan government and business representatives of the Tsukiji wholesale market formally agreed to move the facility to Tokyo's Toyosu district during a meeting Dec. 17 to discuss the new site.
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