Tokyo's neighborhoods straddle the edge between the need for modern development and the desire to maintain its historical buildings and structures. Chis Salzberg, a writer/translator living in Tokyo, Japan discusses the reaction to the recent development plan for the neighborhood of Shimokitazawa for Global Voices Online.
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Blogwatch
November 4, 2009
Debating the shape of a neighborhood in Tokyo
Perspectives
September 17, 2009
Chinese diplomats promote ‘harmonious world’ policy
As a global recession continues to batter the West, China is celebrating its upcoming 60th birthday. A team of foreign policy experts from the rising Asian superpower is promoting their vision of world harmony.
