3 crew members of chemical tanker die on Tokyo Bay

3 crew members of chemical tanker die on Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 263-ton chemical tanker Shuho-Maru whose three crew members died on May 22, believed poisoned by benzene while sailing across Tokyo Bay.

2 killed, drums scattered in traffic accident

2 killed, drums scattered in traffic accident

SAITAMA, Japan - Two truck drivers were killed and about 50 drums of alkyl benzene used for detergent were scattered across the road when their trucks collided on the Tohoku expressway in Hasuda, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 24.

2 killed, drums scattered in traffic accident

2 killed, drums scattered in traffic accident

SAITAMA, Japan - Two truck drivers were killed and about 50 drums of alkyl benzene used for detergent were scattered across the road when their trucks collided on the Tohoku expressway in Hasuda, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 24.

3 crew members of chemical tanker die on Tokyo Bay

3 crew members of chemical tanker die on Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 263-ton chemical tanker Shuho-Maru whose three crew members died on May 22, believed poisoned by benzene while sailing across Tokyo Bay. (Kyodo)

Toxic chemical 79 times safe limit detected at new fish market site

Toxic chemical 79 times safe limit detected at new fish market site

A Tsukiji fish market official asks a question to a panel of experts formed by the Tokyo metropolitan government to deal with soil contamination at the new Toyosu wholesale market site, during a panel meeting at the Tsukiji market on Jan. 14, 2017. Metropolitan government officials said that benzene at 79 times the government-set allowable limit was detected among other toxic chemicals in groundwater samples from the Toyosu site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toxic chemical 79 times safe limit detected at new fish market site

Toxic chemical 79 times safe limit detected at new fish market site

Tsukiji fish market officials attend a meeting on Jan. 14, 2017 of a panel of experts formed by the Tokyo metropolitan government to deal with soil contamination at the new Toyosu wholesale market site. Metropolitan government officials said that benzene at 79 times the government-set allowable limit was detected among other toxic chemicals in groundwater samples from the Toyosu site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toxic chemical 79 times safe limit detected at new fish market site

Toxic chemical 79 times safe limit detected at new fish market site

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets with reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2017, following the revelation that benzene at 79 times the government-set allowable limit was detected among other toxic chemicals in groundwater samples from a site in Tokyo's Toyosu area where the famous Tsukiji fish market is planned to be relocated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toxic chemical 79 times safe limit detected at new fish market site

Toxic chemical 79 times safe limit detected at new fish market site

File photo taken in October 2016 shows a new Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo's Toyosu area where the famous Tsukiji fish market is planned to be relocated. Metropolitan government officials said Jan. 14, 2017, that benzene at 79 times the government-set allowable limit was detected among other toxic chemicals in groundwater samples from the Toyosu site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toxic chemicals found exceeding standards at new Tokyo market site

Toxic chemicals found exceeding standards at new Tokyo market site

File photo taken in July shows Tokyo's Toyosu market area where the famous Tsukiji fish market is planned to be relocated. The Tokyo metropolitan government said on Sept. 29, 2016, that two toxic chemicals -- benzene and arsenic -- were detected at levels slightly above the government-set environmental standards in groundwater samples from the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo