Remove highway for Olympics, says Tokyo developer

[TOKYO] Mitsui Fudosan Co, Japan's largest developer by sales, said it is in talks with the government about the removal of a highway near Tokyo Station ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games.

The company is urging the government to relocate the expressway in the Nihonbashi area where Mitsui Fudosan is redeveloping office and commercial buildings, company president Masanobu Komoda said at a press conference yesterday.

Mitsui Fudosan and local owners are in talks with the land ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government, he said.