Leafy oasis facing an unkindest cut


Treasured green lung: The Jingu Gaien park area seen in central Tokyo. The beloved green area is under threat from a massive commercial redevelopment plan. — AP

Miho Nakashima stood in a bathing suit in Tokyo next to a 100-year-old gingko tree, her body painted head-to-toe in green leaves and brown branches.

Her message was clear, and she repeated it standing at the heart of the Jingu Gaien park area, its sanctity threatened by a disputed real-estate development plan.

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