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		<title>Urban innovation, deregulation among keys to improving Tokyo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global cities are competing with each other to be the most innovative by combining many kinds of intelligence, such as that of technology and of people with different talents. &#8220;Urban innovation is a global agenda because everybody, from many different countries, tries to solve various urban problems together,&#8221; said Heizo Takenaka, director of the Global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating National Strategic Special Zones</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obsolete regulations in Japan have hindered the emergence of new businesses, critics charge. Because amending or creating new laws can be time-consuming, the government has set up an initiative called National Strategic Special Zones that it hopes will provide businesses with special benefits by way of extralegal measures. The idea of the National Strategic Special [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Tokyo move up to the top spot of the Global Power City Index?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 21st century may be considered the era of cities, as opposed to the 20th century being the era of countries. As the driving force of world economies shifted from manufacturing to services throughout the last century, New York, London and Tokyo became financial hubs and signified the concentration of economic power in these global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capital strikes gold with 2020 Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Tokyo has won the bid to host the 2020 Olympics, the capital may gain a top-three spot in the next Global Power City Index. That is because London grabbed the No. 1 spot in the 2012 GPCI for the first time since the Mori Memorial Foundation began releasing the ranking in 2008, thanks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating healthier ecosystems in future cities by rethinking urban areas from scratch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mass production of affordable automobiles is perhaps one of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century. And due to that, many modern cities have been designed under the assumption that cars are a necessity and almost require residents to own vehicles to get around. Joichi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art may hold the key to solving the problems of the future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What contribution can artists make to the future of cities? According to Mori Art Museum director Fumio Nanjo, the potential is limitless. Ahead of the upcoming Innovative City Forum, at which he will participate in a range of discussions on art, urbanism and the future, Nanjo said that he believes the key to artists&#8217; contribution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making it happen through creative thinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mori Art Museum director Fumio Nanjo believes that art and creative thinking hold the key to solving the problems of the future. But how to create a city that is open and accepting of art? One of the answers, according to Nanjo, is to facilitate ways for art to be shown to the public. That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond the Residence — Imagining a House for the Nostalgic Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Publicity) Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Toyo Ito, this vision of a future house has, among its many features, wide wooden doors with vertical blinds that let light and wind enter, instead of concrete walls that shut them out. Upon entering, an irori Japanese-style hearth and an engawa veranda warmly welcome guests to make them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nissan paints picture of future lifestyle with electric vehicles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Publicity) As urbanization of the planet increases, more people will be living in cities, thus automobile makers will have to tackle issues such as traffic jams and accidents in these dense living conditions. Also, people&#8217;s lifestyles will continue to evolve and become diverse, and thus cars will also need to bring more convenience to drivers, [...]]]></description>
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