Fukuoka is an old city with a young outlook. The Japanese metropolis of 1.6 million offers great transport links around Asia and a welcoming environment for start-ups and corporations. Changes to building-height restrictions have spurred a rethink of the CBD – dubbed “the Tenjin Big Bang”. Old buildings are being replaced with new. Among them is Tenjin Business Centre, designed by Fukuoka-born Shohei Shigematsu of OMA architects.
A perpetual cause of astonishment among commentators and the general public is government inaction in the face of signs clearly legible to everyone that action is needed. Case in point: the population crisis – or, as Spa (Jan 25) puts it, “the crisis of super-aging.” A dwindling birth rate combined with…
Efforts are underway to buoy turnout amid widespread political disenchantment, especially among the young. Will more eligible voters exercise their rights during the Lower House election?
TOKYO, Sept 28: The stakes are high as Japanese governing party members vote Wednesday for four candidates seeking to replace Yoshihide Suga as Prime Minister. The next leader must address a pandemic-battered economy, a newly empowered military operating in a dangerous neighborhood, crucial ties with an inward-focused ally, Washington, and tense security standoffs with an emboldened China and its ally North Korea. For the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party that often chooses its leaders in backroom negotiations, this election promises to […]
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