Protests over Japanese ‘Nike Park’ 17/05/2010 |
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US sportswear giant Nike is facing objections over its plans to create a ‘Nike Park’ in Tokyo.
The BBC reports that the company has paid local authorities 17m yen (£123,600) a year for a decade for the naming rights.
It plans to turn a small public park into an area for futsal (a variant of football), rock climbing and skateboarding.
Homeless people have been moved from the park, but dozens of activists have since moved in to oppose the plan.
The activists say they will prevent local officials and construction workers from entering the park to develop it, objecting that a public space is being let to a "private company".
Nike says the project is part of its "social responsibility" work.
Construction work was originally scheduled to have started last September, but was delayed to April and has since been blocked by protesters.
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