Are they train stations or shopping malls?
This is the question the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is addressing as it prepares to raise property taxes at major train stations as early as September.
Driven by concerns about a declining population, which will mean a drop in the number of commuters, railways are looking to a new source of revenue -- "ekinaka" shopping malls built inside the ticket gates.
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