Divided Tokyo

Divided Tokyo
Author: Tomoko Kubo
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2020-04-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811542023

This book explores how and why Tokyo has been divided over time in terms of living conditions. First, recent urban discourses that explain the transformation of Tokyo’s urban structure are examined, along with social changes and the expansion of unequal residential conditions within the metropolitan area. Chapter 1 reviews: 1) discussions on globalization, neo-liberalization, and changes in housing policies; 2) debates on the divided city; 3) debates on the shrinking city and the urban lifecycle; 4) discussion of the urban residential environment from a social justice perspective; and 5) family–housing relationships in the post-growth society. Based on the literature review, the rest of the book is structured as follows. Chapter 2 explains the changes in urban and housing policies, demography, and socio-economic conditions. In Chapters 3 to 5, the background and characteristics of the growth of condominium living in the city center are examined. The next three chapters analyze the reality of shrinking suburbs, using case studies to demonstrate the increase in vacant housing and local responses toward shrinkage. In Chapter 9, possible solutions are proposed for dealing with problems related to urban shrinkage and the expanding gap in terms of the availability of investments to stimulate urban development, the residential environment, and the population age structure in Japanese cities by comparing the author’s findings and the literature review. This book provides deep insights for urban and housing scholars, urban planners, policy decision-makers, and local communities that struggle with aging populations and urban shrinkage.

Tokyo

Tokyo
Author: Nicola Barber
Publisher: Evans Brothers
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780237531034

History - People - Living in the city - Economy - Urban regeneration - Management - Transport - Culture, leisure and tourism - Environment - Future of Tokyo - Megacities.

Tokyo

Tokyo
Author: Michelle Mackintosh
Publisher: Plum
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1760783633

Visiting Tokyo, whether for the first, second or hundredth time, is a life-changing experience. As a city, it's dynamic, exciting and resolutely individual - a mesmerising and unrivalled parade of fashion, design, architecture, and high culture experiences and, of course, the best pop culture in the world. It's also a city of fascinating contrasts; whether you're standing in the middle of the Shibuya scramble, a blur of pedestrians rushing by, or standing before a small shrine, quiet and contemplative, you will feel Tokyo's intensity. This stunning travel and cultural guide is a celebration of the roots and the marvels of contemporary Tokyo. It's a tightly curated list of must-see places and experiences and must-do walks as well as the authors' tried-and-tested favourites. It's for people who want to get an up close and personal look at the real Tokyo - the food, the crafts, the hidden finds, the architectural marvels, where to go to get into the thick of it and where to go to escape the madness. This is a specially formatted fixed-layout ebook that retains the look and feel of the print book.

The Clash

The Clash
Author: Walter LaFeber
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 550
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780393318371

One of America's leading historians tells the entire story behind the disagreements, tensions, and skirmishes between Japan--a compact, homogeneous, closely-knit society terrified of disorder--and America--a sprawling, open-ended society that fears economic depression and continually seeks an international marketplace. Photos.

The Japan Handbook

The Japan Handbook
Author: Patrick Heenan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781579580551

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Racial Conflict and Healing

Racial Conflict and Healing
Author: Andrew Sung Park
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608990494

A Korean theologian approaches the issue of racial conflict-including discrimination between minority communities-and constructs a theology of seeing that aims to heal the ruptures of racism. As ethnic tensions continue to simmer and occasionally erupt, immigration and affirmative action laws are hotly debated in every ethnic minority: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans-even Asian Americans (the so-called model minority) struggle in the racially-charged atmosphere of contemporary America. In the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots of 1992 and the ensuing violence against Korean Americans, Andrew Sung Park seeks a theological model that will help transform a society of oppression, injustice, and violence into a community of equity, fairness, and mutual consideration. Park emphasizes that such a transformation does not and cannot begin only with good intentions, but must be grounded in an understanding of all the socio-economic and cultural issues that lead to oppression and tension. Using the Korean term han to describe the deep-seated suffering of racial oppression, he then suggests resources for understanding and healing in both Christian and Asian traditions. Part I of Racial Conflict and Healing describes the status quo from a Korean American perspective, including discrimination against ethnic minorities and the discrimination they inflict on one another. In Parts II and III, Park suggests that American society as a whole needs a superordinate vision to form a unified community. Park argues that our profoundly individualistic society must learn to understand an idea of self that is formed through relationship with others. Finally, in Part IV, he presents a theological model, a theology of seeing, as a way to genuinely understand the other and to promote healing within our society.

Global Japan

Global Japan
Author: Roger Goodman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134431457

This book examines the context of immigration to and emigration from Japan and assesses the consequences of all this for Japanese people's view of themselves as a nation.

Crossing the Divide

Crossing the Divide
Author: John H. Holdridge
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780847685059

Ambassador John H. Holdridge provides a fascinating insider's account of the complex and often arduous process of normalizing diplomatic relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China after three decades of mutual hostility. More than a memoir, Crossing the Divide illuminates the broad sweep of U.S.-China relations after World War II. With eloquence and profound insight, Holdridge describes the enormity of the divide between the two countries, summarizes the broad range of impediments to establishing and maintaining diplomatic relations, and demonstrates the significance of continuing efforts by both countries to overcome these obstacles. A book in the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series.