Japan mountain retreat anointed as new smart city

Mount Rokko woos tech startups and workers seeking refuge from crowded Tokyo

SHOYA OKINAGA, Nikkei staff writer

KOBE, Japan -- A picturesque vacation getaway in the western Japanese city of Kobe has been named the site of a planned smart city as the pandemic stirs interest in country living.

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