The building is aging, that&#x27;s partly why they&#x27;re relocating the market, which will continue to operate. The article makes several colorful comments about the state of literal decay it&#x27;s in:<p>&gt; Tsukiji is creaking at the seams<p>&gt; leaky roof<p>&gt; bumpy floors<p>&gt; An earthquake could bring the roof down.<p>They spent a decade cleaning up the prospective new site, which hopefully means it&#x27;s no longer contaminated. I&#x27;m sure the city understands the value of keeping fish clean and safe, especially considering their habit of eating so much of it basically raw.<p>In addition, the building is too small to support the needs of the city and the businesses within. One apparent objective of the new site is to accommodate the growing needs of the fish market, which should be a net success for the area&#x27;s customers.<p>The only objective negative I can think of is that the logistics of transporting the product from the market to the various local businesses might need to change significantly, but if the city&#x27;s infrastructure is good enough to handle those needs then it shouldn&#x27;t be a lasting problem.