Benjamin Bansal is an economic historian of postwar Tokyo. Jorge Almazan is a practicing architect and professor of architecture and urban design at Keio University and the author of "Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City."
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Tokyo's modernization must not endanger unique neighborhoods
Slowing down redevelopment is vital to protecting the human-scale social fabric that underpins this city's resilience
If Tokyo loses its neighborhoods, it risks losing the very essence that made it the world’s most liveable megacity. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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