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.
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Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park area has been placed on a “Heritage Alert” list by a conservancy body that assesses international monuments and historic sites. The conservancy says the planned redevelopment will lead to “irreversible destruction of cultural heritage