San Francisco’s Japantown is thriving post-pandemic. COVID-19 scrambled most cities’ economies and the way residents and visitors spend money. But sales tax data show some neighborhoods, including Japantown, have made quite a comeback.
Inside Japan’s Disposable Housing Market
In a culture obsessed with newness, no one wants a "used" home—which makes the Japanese real estate market almost unrecognizable to an American.
Japan's Hometown Tax | Kalzumeus Software
How Japan Reduced Deaths From a Major Quake
After deadly tremors a decade ago, Kumamoto built earthquake-resistant buildings and even trained locals in search and rescue.
How Japan Reduced Deaths From a Major Quake
After deadly tremors a decade ago, Kumamoto built earthquake-resistant buildings and even trained locals in search and rescue.
Disaster Preparedness Tokyo - Apps on Google Play
The official application of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Welcome to Muni Town
By now our community holds space for dozens of builders working on community tools in service of the Open Social Web. We call this expansive community space 'Muni Town'.
Samurai city - Works in Progress Magazine
For three hundred years, Japan enjoyed enviable stability and peace. All it took was locking up its warlike samurai elite in the world’s least efficient city.
An Abundance of Influence
A group of YIMBY Big Tech donors took over San Francisco politics. Now they’re setting their sights on the rest of the country.
Disaster Preparedness TokyoApp App - App Store
Download Disaster Preparedness TokyoApp by Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like…
Disaster Preparedness TokyoApp App - App Store
Download Disaster Preparedness TokyoApp by Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like…
5 Vietnamese workers help rescue elderly woman after powerful quake in Kumamoto Pref.
YATSUSHIRO, Kumamoto -- Five young Vietnamese nationals helped rescue an elderly woman from a collapsed house in this southwest Japan city after the a
What’s the Asian Games accommodation crisis, and where will athletes stay?
In a cost-cutting move, Japan decided against setting up a dedicated athletes' village but now faces a backlash.
Urban America Reconsidered by David L. Imbroscio | Paperback | Cornell University Press
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina laid bare the tragedy of American cities. What the storm revealed about the social conditions in New Orleans shocked many Americans. Even more shocking is how widespread these conditions are throughout much of urban...
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Disaster Prevention Guide Book