MACRO & POLICY
Tokyo's Disaster-Resilient Capital Vision Updated With National-Metro CooperationA · FULL TRANSLATION
# Tokyo disaster resilience# urban planning# earthquake preparedness
Key Points
- MLIT and Tokyo revised the vision for a disaster-resilient capital
- Hardware like flood control pairs with software like evacuation systems
- The plan sets benchmarks for assessing property disaster resilience
Analysis
MLIT and the Tokyo government updated their joint vision for a disaster-resilient capital, advancing flood control, seismic strengthening and evacuation systems together. For property buyers in greater Tokyo, the designated priority districts double as an official map of where disaster investment - and long-term asset value - will concentrate.