The redevelopment plan calls for the Jingu Baseball Stadium and Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium to be torn down and replaced, and for the construction of three new high-rise buildings.

Eighteen ginkgo trees behind the rugby stadium are likely to be ... “But because Jingu Gaien is also a public park with sports facilities, politicians can--and do--meddle in the decisions.

The district, aside from being a cultural legacy from Japan’s modernization drive, is also a sports ... Jingu shrine, the Japan Sport Council and trading house Itochu Corp. Meiji Jingu Stadium ...

They say they aim to create world-class sports facilities as well as increase the area's greenery and open space by 2036. Under the plan, the aging Jingu Stadium and the Chichibunomiya Rugby ...

TOKYO -- The leaves of ginkgo trees at the Japanese capital's Meiji Jingu Gaien area, where redevelopment work is underway, have turned yellow, delighting visitors taking photos and videos of the ...

There, in Jingu Stadium, he decided he could write a novel. The birth of Haruki Murakami’s career as a beloved giant of global fiction sounds as improbable as any outlandish event in his books.

The Jingu Gaien construction project has sparked outcry over the loss of green space and historical sites. But other projects that operate with similar intentions passed nearly unopposed.

An American man has been arrested for defacing the Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo, as Japan struggles with heavy tourist numbers and misbehaving visitors. Tokyo Metropolitan Police allege the man ...