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The redevelopment project in Tsukiji, Tokyo has finally begun. Plans are underway to build a stadium with a capacity of over 50,000 people and a landing site for flying cars. What kind of town will it be? On the 1st, "IT!" visited the former Tsukiji Market in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, which is undergoing a dramatic transformation. The redevelopment project is finally underway, and on the 1st, a CG image of the completed project was released. The area to be redeveloped is 19 hectares of metropolitan land. The plan calls for the construction of a huge stadium that can accommodate up to 57,000 people, in addition to a hotel and a landing site for flying cars. Meanwhile, among baseball fans, a theory has emerged that the planned stadium will be the home base of the Yomiuri Giants. The area around Tokyo Dome, the current home base, is abuzz. The Yomiuri Shimbun Group is also involved in the redevelopment project for the former Tsukiji Market, which has finally begun. As a result, Giants fans who came to Tokyo Dome had mixed reactions. Giants fan (20s): "I'd like to go if the stadium is renovated and the facilities are renovated," "I've been to a lot of games there, so I'll miss it." The rumors of the stadium moving to Tsukiji have also made the shops around Tokyo Dome anxious. A ramen shop near Tokyo Dome. There are days when Giants fans account for 80% of sales. Suru Dandanmen manager Funakubo Isao: "To be honest, I'd be in trouble if they went (to Tsukiji)." If the stadium moves, he will consider moving his shop. Is it really possible for the Giants to go to Tsukiji? Yomiuri Shimbun President Yamaguchi Toshikazu: "We would like to use an attractive stadium. However, this plan is not based on the assumption that the Giants will move." The plan presented is not a business plan based on the assumption that the stadium will move. The new Tsukiji is expected to attract great interest in the future. FNN Prime Online https://www.fnn.jp/