Tokyo

Utilizing the City’s Underground Spaces to Prevent Flood Damage

Japan employs underground spaces to ready urban areas for otherwise catastrophic flooding.

An Invitation from Flowers

The season that covers the islands of Japan with brilliant colors has arrived once again. Flowers sensitive to changes in the seasons...

Tokyo Will Create a Legacy of Sustainability

In 2020, all eyes will be on Tokyo as the host city of the next Olympic and Paralympic Games. Focus will not only be on the success...

All is Ready for a Safe and Secure Tokyo 2020 Games

With AI facial-recognition systems and autonomous patrolling security robots, the Olympic...

Beat the Heat with Japanese Technology and Ingenuity

At last, we are only one year away from the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020...

Cherry Blossoms Mark the Coming of Spring

Japan’s “cherry blossom front” shows when the cherry trees across the country will bloom...

Warming Up for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held just four years from now in 2020. The Tokyo Olympics will...

Yurikamome: Tokyo’s Automated Transportation System

New Transit Yurikamome is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system that connects central Tokyo with the Rinkai...

Tokyo Aims to Realize “Hydrogen Society”by 2020

With four years to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the appearance of the host city is already...

Sumida River Renaissance

The Sumida River, though only 23.5 kilometers (about 15 miles) long, f lows through a densely populated area of central Tokyo,...

Workshops Taking on World Markets

Ota City, one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, is home to some 3,500 small to medium-sized manufacturing enterprises,...

Advanced Waste Disposal Technology Makes Tokyo the Cleanest City

Look at the photograph of the building at the top of the next page. Can you tell what it is for? This building with...

Providing Clean and Reliable Water for Everyone

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, has a population of over 13 million. It is one of the largest cities in the world,...

From the Moment of Disembarkation to Arrival in Central Tokyo—How Fast It Has Become!

There was a time when a person getting off an airplane after a long journey would feel depressed just thinking about...