Dozens of firefighters have battled a fire at Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market, an area packed with tiny seafood vendors, sushi restaurants and tourists. Tsukiji market is popular among tourists. “First there was only smoke, then it kept getting worse,” Kiyoshi Kimura, president of the popular sushi restaurant Sushizanmai, told TV Asahi. Tsukiji market is at the center of a dispute over its relocation. The outer market will stay.

Source: The Guardian August 03, 2017 18:33 UTC