Showing posts with label fish market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fish market. Show all posts

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Dancing rally to stop the relocation of Tsukiji Fish Market




On August 20th, 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 7th. 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 31st ) 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)


築地でええじゃないか!新宿港町行進~11月豊洲移転の中止もとめ
て

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)
動画(4分)・

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Tokyo gubernatorial election should discuss relocation of Tsukiji Fish Market




 An event to appeal to the Tokyo gubernatorial election candidates to discuss relocation of Tsukiji Fish Market was held on July 20. One of the candidates,  UTSUNOMIYA ,Kenji who dropped out of the race stopped by and said, “I dropped out of the race because Mr. Torigoe agreed to take on one of my proposed policies, which is to suspend relocation of the fish market. I totally support this idea. I pay respect to all of you who have continued to struggle with this issue. I will continue monitoring the Tokyo assembly even after the governor is elected.”
 “Toyosu, the relocation site, is not fit to house a fish market. There should be a Tokyo government run manga cafe,” an architect criticized. A mothers group also made a statement, “This is about food and safety. We strongly urge the new governor to take this as serious issue.” The Tsukiji market is to shut down on Nov. 1. (by Johnny H) 





「築地市場移転問題」を争点化せよ!アクシ ョン~宇都宮健児氏
も発言

7月20日(水)「全都知事候補者に訴える! 続・『築地 市場移転問
題』を争点化せよ!都庁前アクション」が開催され た。別の集会
に向かう途中だった宇都宮健児さんがマイクをと り、「鳥越さん
は私が取り組む政策に賛同したので、私は立候補 を取りやめた。
特に築地市場の閉鎖は中止にし再検討するという 考えには、全く
その通りだと言った。この問題にずっと取り組ん できたみなさん
には敬意を表し、また新都知事決定後も都議会の 監視を続けてい
く」とエールを送った。建築の専門家の人は 「豊 洲は市場の目的
の設計になっていない。都立漫画喫茶にした方が いい」と厳しい
発言。ママさんたちのグループは 「食の問題なの で、都知事にな
ろうとする人は真剣に取り組んでほしい」と訴え た。いよいよ今
年11月1日予定の築地市場閉鎖日が迫ってきてい る。(ジョニー
H)