April 20, 2024

Consortium to Build Stadium at Former Tsukiji Market Site

Tokyo, April 19 (Jiji Press)--An 11-company consortium led by Mitsui Fudosan Co. will build a stadium as part of a 900-billion-yen project to redevelop the site of the former Tsukiji wholesale market in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, the metropolitan government said Friday.

G-7 Ministers Urge Iran, Israel to Prevent Further Escalation

Capri, Italy, April 19 (Jiji Press)--The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major democracies on Friday urged Iran and Israel to prevent further escalation after direct attacks between them.

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