Tokyo has succeeded in maintaining an abundance of affordable housing because it has no downtown, many railroads and laws that make it easy to build.
Tag: Tokyo (Japan)
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Why Do Cats Hold Such Mythic Power in Japan?
A journey through a country where felines are revered, adored and sometimes seen as actual demons.
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Japan Has Millions of Empty Houses. Want to Buy One for $25,000?
With a shrinking population and more than 10 million abandoned properties, the country is straining to match houses with curious buyers.
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Japan Buries Memories of Its Last War and Worries About Another
As survivors of the Tokyo firebombing fade away, Japan reassesses its longstanding pacifism.
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South Korea Offers a Resolution to Wartime Labor Dispute With Japan
Seoul said it would create a fund to compensate Koreans who were forced into labor by Japanese companies during World War II, an issue Tokyo says was settled long ago.