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INNOVATIVE CITY FORUM

Japan Times
BUSINESS / INNOVATIVE CITY FORUM
Sep 17, 2013
Urban innovation, deregulation among keys to improving Tokyo
Global cities are competing with each other to be the most innovative by combining many kinds of intelligence, such as that of technology and of people with different talents.
BUSINESS / INNOVATIVE CITY FORUM
Sep 17, 2013
Creating National Strategic Special Zones
Obsolete regulations in Japan have hindered the emergence of new businesses, critics charge. Because amending or creating new laws can be time-consuming, the government has set up an initiative called National Strategic Special Zones that it hopes will provide businesses with special benefits by way...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INNOVATIVE CITY FORUM
Sep 17, 2013
Can Tokyo move up to the top spot of the Global Power City Index?
The 21st century may be considered the era of cities, as opposed to the 20th century being the era of countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INNOVATIVE CITY FORUM
Sep 17, 2013
Capital strikes gold with 2020 Olympics
Now that Tokyo has won the bid to host the 2020 Olympics, the capital may gain a top-three spot in the next Global Power City Index.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INNOVATIVE CITY FORUM
Sep 17, 2013
Creating healthier ecosystems in future cities by rethinking urban areas from scratch
The mass production of affordable automobiles is perhaps one of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INNOVATIVE CITY FORUM
Sep 17, 2013
Art may hold the key to solving the problems of the future
What contribution can artists make to the future of cities? According to Mori Art Museum director Fumio Nanjo, the potential is limitless.
BUSINESS / INNOVATIVE CITY FORUM
Sep 17, 2013
Making it happen through creative thinking
Mori Art Museum director Fumio Nanjo believes that art and creative thinking hold the key to solving the problems of the future. But how to create a city that is open and accepting of art?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INNOVATIVE CITY FORUM
Sep 17, 2013
Beyond the Residence — Imagining a House for the Nostalgic Future
(Publicity)
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INNOVATIVE CITY FORUM
Sep 17, 2013
Nissan paints picture of future lifestyle with electric vehicles
(Publicity)
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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