Ambience of Jingu Stadium, surrounding area will be lost if new development proceeds

TOKYO — I love Meiji Jingu Kyujyo and hope it can be saved, despite recent approvals allowing it to move forward. Big corporations like Mitsui Fudosan, the giant Japanese real estate developer, and Itochu, one of the largest trading companies in Japan, are behind the redevelopment plan. They are both known for their generous political donations and tight connections to Chinese money. Other participants in this money-grubbing scheme are Kashima Kensetsu and Toko Tatemono. One wonders how much money was donated to the coffers of those serving in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to get the go-ahead for this project.

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How much is enough, one might ask?

I am not against development. I like new and shiny buildings just as much as anyone else. If the new stadium planned for the site were to be erected in say Yokohama, in place of the present stadium being used by the BayStars, I would be all for it. I like its classy design.