A UNESCO advisory body calls for the withdrawal of a redevelopment plan in Tokyo that would see two historic sports venues demolished and the loss of thousands of trees in one of the city's greenest neighborhoods.
The International Council on Monuments and Sites says that the planned felling of around 3,000 trees would put Tokyo\ s garden city park system at threat.
The 19 stations of Japan’s oldest subway line cross Tokyo’s many internal boundaries, tying together the city’s heritage, corporate superpower status and unique shitamachi downtown culture