Ministry officials and university leaders warn that rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in schools risks widening inequality unless access and training gaps are urgently addressed.
New data from Chiyoda and Minato wards shows how Tokyo's older shopping districts are losing visitors—and what community organisers are doing to reverse the trend.
While cities worldwide struggle with housing and social cohesion, Japan's capital deploys targeted policies that offer lessons—and cautionary tales—for urban centres managing rapid demographic change.
As Tokyo targets net-zero emissions by 2050, newly released sustainability figures show the city is making measurable progress—but the challenge ahead remains staggering.
While London and New York struggle with affordability, Tokyo's pragmatic zoning reforms and transit-oriented development offer lessons—though affordability gaps remain stubbornly wide.
While New York and London struggle with aging infrastructure, Japan's capital is executing the world's most ambitious urban rail expansion with minimal disruption.
Decades of urban expansion, shifting crime patterns, and institutional reform have transformed the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department into a model of coordination that other cities are now studying.
As enrolment numbers dwindle and international competition intensifies, Tokyo's higher education sector faces pivotal choices about funding, curriculum reform, and campus consolidation.
As construction accelerates on the Metropolitan Expressway's underground tunnel, residents and business owners along Meiji-dori are bracing for three years of disruption—but dreaming of the gridlock relief to come.
As enrolment surges and dormitory spaces shrink, students are flooding rental markets across Shibuya, Shinjuku and beyond—forcing families out and reshaping Tokyo's social fabric.
As major cities from Copenhagen to Singapore race to cut emissions, Tokyo is charting its own course—with mixed results that reveal both ambition and stubborn challenges.
