Tree-felling under way in Tokyo park amid anger from green campaigners

Protests are taking place at the park (AP)

Tree-cutting is under way in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo – a flashpoint for more than a year between environmentalists and property developers.

Property interests led by the firm Mitsui Fudosan are executing a 10-year, multibillion-dollar plan to build three skyscrapers on the coveted land and to raze a historic baseball stadium, replacing it with a new facility.