Demolition of Tokyo Central Post Office postponed

Demolition of Tokyo Central Post Office postponed

TOKYO, Japan - This photo taken in May 2007 shows the Tokyo Central Post Office building in front of Tokyo Station. Japan Post Holdings Co. decided March 6 to postpone demolishing the post office after Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Kunio Hatoyama claimed that the 78-year-old building could be a valuable cultural property.

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