TOKYO — After years of delays Tokyo’s 80-year-old Tsukiji fish market is closing on Saturday to move to a more modern facility on reclaimed industrial land in Tokyo Bay. “There’s obviously money to be made.”ADVERTISEMENTSome of Tsukiji’s sprawling shops will remain in their old locale surrounding the market site. Koike stressed Toyosu will carry on the “Tsukiji brand.”The long-term future for the Tsukiji site is still undecided. Several hundred market workers joined by labor union members, housewives and others marched on a rainy Saturday afternoon from Tsukiji through Tokyo’s downtown in a final protest. They said they were planning to have some fresh Tsukiji fish with their feast of ramen, green tea ice cream and savory “okonomiyaki” pancakes.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 04, 2018 03:11 UTC