How to Sustain Tokyo's Competitiveness in the 21st Century

The explosive growth of Tokyo has caused various urban problems for future development in the 21st century. The most influential project on the future regional structure of the metropolis should be the construction of core business cities which aims to disperse the pivotal nature of business in the inner city to some new districts including main cities in the suburbs. One of the major factors central to the development of the Tokyo metropolitan area is the improvement of the infrastructure through the completion of the Kanto-belt high way which will connect most of the main cities in the suburbs each other. This is expected to facilitate transportation by reducing the traffic congestion in inner Tokyo. The key project in the redevelopment of Tokyo is The revitalization of the Tokyo Bay area. Under the leadership of the national government, many facilities which will drive information and micro-electronics technological innovation, etc. are in the process of being planned. This area will be very important ...