3. Developing Toyosu Market into Japan’s central market

Let me now move on to the Toyosu Market.
Next month, the vitality of Tsukiji Market, which has been cultivated as “Tokyo’s kitchen” through people-to-people connections over the course of its 83 years, will be passed on to Toyosu. We had been promoting measures to ensure that all of the people of Tokyo can really feel that the market is safe and received confirmation from the panel of experts that safety against future risks has been secured. As the market operator, the TMG, declared the market safe and received approval from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Last week, we held the market opening ceremony amid final preparations for the market environment.

We will continue to strictly manage the market to ensure safety and peace of mind, as well as to properly disseminate accurate information, and while generating vitality that attracts people, together with those who operate businesses at the market and the local municipality, we will make Toyosu a market that is widely known and liked as Japan’s central market. Through TMG-wide efforts, we will also steadily advance a series of initiatives to further bring out Tokyo’s potential, including the redevelopment of the former Tsukiji Market site and construction of Ring Road No. 2.