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How the COVID-19 delay of the Tokyo Olympics helped some athletes break records
After an unprecedented delay due to a once-in-a-century global health crisis, the Tokyo Games are finally ready to…
Tokyo Is The World’s Most Expensive City For Construction
Ahead of yet another overbudget Olympic Games, Tokyo was named the world’s most expensive city for construction. The Turner…
Tokyo 2020: How Japan’s moment of glory has become a millstone for the economy
“Japan is back!” declared Shinzo Abe, the then Japanese prime minister, after he made a surprise appearance dressed…
Just When You Thought You’d Love A Tokyo Subway Ride
The Japanese rail network is known throughout the world for its superiority and punctuality. In the capital city…
How 3D Colorful Pathways Transform Tokyo Transit
At the personal level, your daily commute might seem tedious, even mind-numbing. But on a macroscopic scale, public…
Cyberpunk City : Reframing Tokyo As A Futuristic Wonderland
With a background and interests in skateboarding, anime and architecture, this photographer brings both a youthful imagination and…
China’s Pearl River Delta Overtakes Tokyo As World’s Largest Megacity
Several hundred million more people are expected to move to cities in East Asia over the next 20…
Japan Has Abandoned Decades Of Pacifism In Response To Ukraine Invasion And Increased Chinese Pressure On Taiwan
Paul O’Shea, Lund University and Sebastian Maslow, Sendai Shirayuri Women’s College Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the conflict…
It Takes A Village: Defining Sustainable Infrastructure
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Infrastructure investments offer very concrete…
Resource Realism: The Geopolitics Of Critical Mineral Supply Chains
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Executive summary Introduction Competition between…
Japan Hits a New Era of Growth
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. A rise in the country’s…
Leave, This “United” “Kingdom”, This “Great” “Britain”
“Not”. “Not”. “Not”. “Not”. The path to solving immigration, for any country if it is indeed a problem,…
London & UK Is The Best For International Students! You Have Been Warned.
Note: An earlier version of this article has been published. This version contains some updates to reflect some…
London & UK Is The Best! You Have Been Warned. Part 1-ish.
London is often hailed as one of the greatest cities in the world. By many measures, the question…
The World’s Next Megacities
By 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, up from 54 percent in 2020,…
Eurasia Group publishes “Top Risks” predictions for 2023
As 2023 begins, the people of Ukraine are marking nearly a year of war and conflict in their…
The Wealthiest Cities in the World in 2022
The USA dominates the world’s Top 20 Cities with the Most Millionaires in 2022, with New York taking the crown…
Exploring the Evolution of Urban Fashion
Urban fashion has long been around, but it’s really only in the 20th century that this style of…
Which Cities Have the Highest & Lowest Purchasing Power?
According to website Numbeo, salaries go furthest in U.S. cities. Towards the top of the list is East Coast tech hub San…
These are the world’s top cities. Which one ranked highest for the 10th year running?
London has been named the world’s most “magnetic” city for the 10th year in a row. It held…
The World’s Safest Cities 2021
The Economist Intelligence Unit has published its 2021 Safe Cities Index, ranking 60 major global cities across 76 indicators…
Not everyone cheered the ancient Olympic games, but the sacred games brought together rival societies
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics started on July 23, 2021, amid a few different controversies. Beyond the question…
The Massive Costs Behind The Olympic Games
The 2020 Olympics are finally set to get underway in Tokyo on Friday barring a last minute cancellation amid rising…
The Cities With The Fastest 5G Speeds
Wireless mapping company Opensignal released an analysis of real-world 5G measurements across all frequency bands in mid-April which highlights network…
The Suez Canal In Numbers
The Suez Canal has been thrust into the global spotlight after a cargo ship became stranded, blocking travel…
Eurasia Group Publishes Top Risks For 2021
As we begin 2021, the United States is the most powerful, politically divided, and economically unequal of the…
3 Proven Urban Designing Principles That Enhance Road Safety
Today, 55% of the population worldwide lives in cities. According to The World Bank, the number will double by…
6 Cities That Rank High When It Comes To Electricity Consumption
For decades now we have become increasingly aware of the levels of our electricity consumption as our lives…
Connected City Streets Mean Healthier Residents And Communities
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities around the world are rediscovering the value of walkable and…
We May Have To Live With The Coronavirus. And It’s Going To Be Painful
The media want us to believe that we are on the path to recovery. But keeping a lid…
How To Make Your Trips Faster Than Ever
Traveling is an exciting experience for most people, but getting to your destination is only half the battle.…
The World’s Best Airports 2020
Travellers worldwide selected these airports as the best in the world for the year 2020. Singapore Changi Airport…
The World’s Leading Financial Centres
Z/Yen Partners in collaboration with the China Development Institute (CDI) released the 2020 edition of the Global Financial…
The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2020
Three cities share the title of being the most expensive city in the world. This is according to…
How Big Will The Coronavirus Pandemic Be? An Epidemiologist Updates His Concerns
The Harvard historian Jill Lepore recounted recently in The New Yorker magazine that when democracies sink into crisis,…
The Economic, Geopolitical And Health Consequences Of COVID-19
What started as an outbreak in China near the end of 2019 has now developed globally. Last week,…
Coronavirus: The Latest Disease To Fuel Mistrust, Fear And Racism
With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China, stories of courage and strength have captured…
The World’s Top Cities Face Stiff Competition, Here’s Why
As concerns about geopolitics, demographics and climate change rise and technological advances redefine established city hierarchies, the attention…
Maxis & Huawei Collaborate on Malaysia’s First TechCity to Build Seamless Digital Communities & Drive Innovative Personalized Experiences
Maxis and Huawei Technologies Malaysia (Huawei) are gearing up for the next frontier in 5G innovation and development…
Urban Unrest Propels Global Wave Of Protests
Numerous anti-government protests have paralyzed cities across the globe for months, from La Paz, Bolivia, to Santiago, Chile,…
Top 5 Smart Cities You Need On Your Go-To List
Curious about what kind of technology cities of the future can offer? Ever wondered how it feels like…
Technology Is Advancing Forex To New Heights
The international flurry of forex trade occurring every day is limited only by the volume traders can physically…
Getting Into The Urban Property Development Market: How Developers Can Appeal To Metro Masses And Break The Profit Barrier
The urban property regeneration continues, with both businesses and renters flocking to the cities in search of the…
The Cities Where Libraries Are Thriving
These are the top 12 cities which recorded the most number of books loaned in public libraries for…
The World’s Best Student Cities
Planning to go to university? Here are the world’s best cities to get that degree: This ranking is…
The Top 50 Smart Cities In The World 2019
The IESE Business School in Barcelona has released the data and rankings for the world’s smartest cities for…
How Japan’s Renewables-Powered Olympics Could Kick Off A Global Race For Clean Energy
Japan is aiming to host the first Olympic Games powered solely by renewable sources. If successful, this could…
Reiwa: The New Japanese Imperial Era
On April 30, 2019 Japanese Emperor Akihito officially abdicated the throne. Now, we are witnessing a new Japanese…
Changi Airport Is Named The World’s Best Airport For the seventh consecutive year by international air travellers
Changi Airport Singapore achieved great success at the 2019 World Airport Awards, being voted by air travellers as…
Why US Public Transportation Is So Bad — And Why Americans Don’t Care
The US has bad public transit, but you probably already know that. While some cities do have impressive…