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Protesters in Tokyo formed a human chain Sunday to demand the government save thousands of trees by revising its plan to redevelop a popular downtown park.
TOKYO Protesters in Tokyo formed a human chain Sunday to demand that the government save thousands of trees by revising its plan to redevelop a popular downtown park.
A move would allow developers to build a pair of 650-foot skyscrapers and a 260-foot tower. That would require cutting down nearly 3,000 trees at Jingu Gaien, one of Tokyo’s most historic and beloved green areas.