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Save Trees: Protesters demand that...

TOKYO: Protesters in Tokyo formed a...

Save Trees: Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park

TOKYO: Protesters in Tokyo formed a human chain Sunday to demand the government save thousands of trees by revising its plan to redevelop a popular downtown park. Demonstrators, many wearing green shirts and holding up signs saying, "Save Jingu Gaien," demanded the Education Ministry take action even though the landowner is one of its agencies. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike approved the plan in February, a move that would allow developers - real estate company Mitsui Fudosan, Meiji Jingu shrine, Itochu Corp. and the ministry-affiliate Japan Sports Council -...

Save Trees: Protesters...

TOKYO: Protesters in Tokyo formed a human chain Sunday to demand the government save thousands of trees by revising its plan to redevelop...