Japan Inc says goodbye downtown, hello suburbs in post-pandemic era

Central Tokyo sees largest vacancy rate increase in a decade

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Businesses are shedding empty office space as employees continue to work from home. (Photo by Mamoru Yago)

YOSHIHIRO HARA and HIROYASU ODA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Corporations headquartered in Tokyo have started to cut down on empty office space as businesses prepare for the new normal in a post-pandemic world.

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