Dancing rally to stop the relocation of Tsukiji Fish Market

On August 20^th, a dancing rally was held in the busy streets of Shinjuku, Tokyo.　

There were only seventy participants, but the rally caught the attention of the passers-by. The action called for the stop of the relocation of the Tsukiji Fish Market, which is scheduled for November 7^th. The new Tokyo Governor, KOIKE Yuriko, was in the process of re-examining the relocation of the Market. (She announced the postponement of the relocation on August 31^st ) Japan Communist Party Diet Member, KIRA Yoshiko, made a speech at the rally, “I have a baby under the age of one. I cannot give the baby a fish served from a market contaminated with benzene. Many sales brokers in the market are against the relocation. I hope the new Governor keeps her campaign pledge to stop the relocation.” NAKAZAWA Makoto, the president of the Tsukiji Market Workers’ Union, said, “The problem is not only the contamination. The plan was questionable from the beginning and now it’s clear to everyone.” The participants were resolute to protect the Tsukiji Fish Market, which is a cultural asset of Japan. (M)

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8月20日、「築地でええじゃないか！ええじゃないか！」の囃子言

葉を連呼し、踊りながらのデモが新宿の街を練り歩いた。約70人ほ

どだが迫力は満点で、通行人の注目を浴びた。築地市場の豊洲移転

が11月7日に迫るなか、土壌汚染をはじめ様々な問題が噴出し、小

池新知事も「いったん立ち止まって考える」と再検討に入ってい

る。集会では、吉良よし子議員が「ゼロ歳児を育てているが、ベン

ゼンが出るところの魚を子どもに食べさせるわけにはいかない。仲

卸業者の多くも反対している。小池知事には公約を守ってほしい」

と発言。また築地市場労組委員長の中澤誠さんも「汚染問題だけで

なく全部がおかしい。最初から無茶な計画でそのインチキがバレ

た」と、豊洲移転中止を強く求めていた。「世界に誇る日本の文

化」である築地を守りたい。参加者の意気は高かった。（M）
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