… contemporary city development and urban planning in Japan. … of planning in guiding city
development in Japan and in … Areas of particular concern include inner city development, …

… While Japanese governments and planners borrowed carefully from the planning ideas and
… countries, however, Japanese urban planning, urban governance and cities developed very …

… on the nature of the planning issue involved. There is no fixed or standard definition of
region in Japan for statistical purposes. For regional development plans, the forty-seven …

… This chapter examines current efforts in Japanese regional cities and discusses their
issues from the viewpoint of the formation of local governance and planning approaches. …

… cities elsewhere. As a result, little has been written in English, and few lessons have been
learned in the US from urban planning efforts in Japan… and economic development planners in …

… in Japan, where national economic planning has long involved specific and complementary
programmes for cities and regions… As Japan has moved into a more technologically focused …

… , approaching the subject from a unique urban studies/planning perspective as opposed to
… on Japanese urban planning, Cities, Autonomy, and Decentralization in Japan provides a …

… conclude about Japan's planning failure? … of planning theory. This line of argument is
currently being developed by contemporary Japanese experts who interpret the country's planning …

… There are several successful experiences in some Asian cities… urban planning that reflect
characteristics of Asian mega-cities … in Japanese cities but are common to most of Asian mega-…

… , urban planning and social cohesion have also been discussed. This chapter collects
together the Japanese policies and Acts, as well as the plans, in these fields. In Japan, policies …