Tokyo Gov. Koike eyeing disciplinary action over new market fiasco

Tokyo Gov. Koike eyeing disciplinary action over new market fiasco

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attends a metropolitan assembly session on Oct. 5, 2016. Koike said she may take disciplinary action against those involved in the relocation of the Tsukiji wholesale market to a site lacking a sufficient soil barrier to protect it from toxic contaminants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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