The death of downtown is now a familiar refrain. Central business districts (CBDs) in cities around the world—once bustling centers of office work—were hit hard by the pandemic and the shift to remote ...

Shinjuku train station right before the shutters come down at 11 p.m., in corridors where “salarymen” rushing home and couples on late-night dates have just passed by. Dozens of homeless people ...

An aerial view of the Marunouchi area near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan is seen in this file photo [JOONGANG ILBO] TOKYO — While Tokyo accelerates high-rise redevelopment even around imperial ...

Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko arrived at the Tokyo Dome for Japan’s critical game Sunday against Australia and the World Baseball Classic. Even the royal family are fans ...