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Representatives of the group of citizens delivering the request to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (left)
On the 20th, four groups, including the “Linear Shinkansen Resident Network”, opposed the construction of the Chuo Linear Shinkansen after a collapse that occurred on the Tokyo Outer Ring Road tunnel construction route. in the city of Chofu, Tokyo. A request for cancellation of the construction approval was submitted to the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, saying that a similar accident could occur.
In the application, the Linear Shinkansen will be built deep underground with a depth of 40 meters or more, such as the outer ring road tunnel, so both companies have continued to say: “Deep construction does not affect the surface of the ground”. The responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which approved the use of the product, is also important. “He also called for the abolition of the Deep Subsoil Law.
According to Kazuhiko Miki (63), the representative of the “Chofu Rural Residents Association to Protect the Living Environment of Linear”, residents who were optimistic about the danger of construction after the collapse of Chofu city also surprised. Mr Miki said: “The Foreign Ministry has said that residents’ anxieties are ‘just an abstract concern’, but the specific dangers have become clear.”
In 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved the deep use of 33.3 km from Shinagawa to Ota Ward, Setagaya District, Kawasaki City, and Machida City. (Takayasu Miyamoto)
