U.N. panel says Jingu Gaien project 'irreversible destruction' | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The UNESCO-affiliated International Council on Monuments and Sites said the planned redevelopment of Tokyo’s leafy Jingu Gaien park amounts to “irreversible destruction” of the nation’s cultural heritage and called for the project to be scrapped.

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