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Japan's population is shrinking. Here's what it means – and what some are doing about it.
Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of ...
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Lessons from Tokyo: the world's largest city is car free
In Japan, which was recovering from World War II, leaders made massive investments in transit, which coincided with a population boom in Tokyo. And the train system has expanded organically alongside ...
From Tokyo to Los Angeles, workers observe May Day as many express worries about Trump
Shouting “banzai!” or “live long,” thousands of people gathered in a Tokyo park on Thursday and marched through the streets ...
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Inside Tokyo: How it Became the World’s Biggest City
CityBeautiful Inside Tokyo: How it Became the World’s Biggest City Posted: April 2, 2025 | Last updated: April 2, 2025 Tokyo’s journey from Edo to the world’s largest urban area is a story ...
Monsters Plague Japan. But What Do They Mean?
I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...
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California economy now fourth largest in the world, surpassing Japan
April 25 (UPI) --According to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, California's economy is now the fourth largest in the world, surpassing Japan. Data from the International ...
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From Tokyo to Turin to LA, Trump’s policies loom over May Day marches
Across multiple countries, hundreds of thousands marched in rallies marking International Workers’ Day or Labor Day, citing ...
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Tokyo named best big city in the world by U.S. travel magazine
A 23-year-old German woman who visited the capital with her younger brother said Tokyo is safe and clean even though it is one of the largest cities ... Japan’s capital is one of the world ...