By SOICHI TSUCHIDATE/ Staff Writer
June 27, 2023 at 17:16 JST
Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Gaien district. From back left to front right: the National Stadium, dismantling work at Meiji Jingu Stadium No. 2, Meiji Jingu Stadium, Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium. An iconic gingko tree-lined street is seen on the right. (Tatsuya Shimada)
Celebrated author Haruki Murakami has thrown his weight behind a growing campaign against plans to radically alter the look of Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Gaien district with a massive redevelopment project. [Read More]
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