A Builder's Vision: Tokyo's Future Is In Growing Upward

Tokyo's largest builder says Tokyo's future is in growing upward with office and residential high-rises.

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January 8, 2002, 8:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"As Japanese workers recognize that the price they pay for urban sprawl comes in grueling commuting, packed into trains like sausages, greater living space and more free time top the wish lists of a younger generation that has traveled overseas. Downtown residential and office high-rises meet these needs..."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: A Builder Sees Tokyo Rising Ever Upward

Sunday, January 6, 2002 in The New York Times

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